Monday 27 June 2011

Lapierre Team Riders Podium at the French Road Championships

Anthony Roux of the Lapierre-sponsored Francaise des Jeux team finished 2nd at the French Road Championships. The race consisted of 234.5km of smooth tarmac around Bologne. Despite a concerted effort to catch the breakaway leader Sylvain Chavanel, Roux was unable to close the 38 second gap with the assistance of Thomas Voeckler.

Despite suffering from a cold, Pauline Ferrand-Prevot competed anyway and finished a repectable 3rd in the Under 23 category and 2nd in the time trial. Ferrand Prévot clocked the best intermediate time mid-race, but then had trouble holding her pace until the end. "The first part of the parcours was good but then I had difficulties in the climb," she confirmed. The womem's road race took in a slightly shorter distance 109.6km of the Bologne-Sur-Mer region.

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