Cycling: Tony Gallopin (AG2R La Mondiale) secured stage win and overall victory at the Etoile de Besseges today. The Frenchman won the final time trial, putting himself ahead of all the professionals in front of him.
9 French in the first 9
The Etoile de Besseges was dominated by the French this year. At the end of the tour, the local drivers occupy the first nine places, before the first Belgian follows in tenth place. The first professional who does not come from France or Belgium can only be found in 31st place. As a big winner of the "national championships" goes Tony gallopin (AG2R La Mondiale). The 29-year-old won the final time trial in Alès over 10,74 kilometers. In doing so, he left his compatriots Yoann Paillot (St Michel-Auber 93) and Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie) clearly behind with 20 and 22 seconds respectively. In the overall classification, he passed all the professionals placed ahead of him, who had earned time bonuses on the previous days. Finished second Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) the round trip. The previous overall leader Marc Sarreau (Groupama-FDJ) lost 55 seconds today and slipped down to ninth place in the overall standings.
The courage après depuis longtemps ⭐️@tonygallopin return for the premiere fois l'#EtoiledeBesseges ! 🚴♂️👏 #Alès #cycling #lequipeVELO pic.twitter.com/6HXRBoAog4
— Ville d'Alès (@VilledAles) 4. February 2018
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