Milan-San Remo – Démare: “It’s going well but we need a result now!”
great lover of Milan-San Remoa Monument he won in 2016, Arnaud Demare again illustrated himself this Saturday during the 2022 edition. Leggy and always placed at the forefront, the Picard sprinter held his place for a long time among the best punchers in the world, before giving way in the final part of the Poggio . Unable to return to the descent following a racing incident, the rider of the Groupama-FDJ – which was supported by a very good Quentin Pachertwentieth of his first Classicissima – finally arrived for tenth place, which he obtained by dominating in particular Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux) in the sprint.
Video – Arnaud Démare: “It was an incredible race…”
L’ultimo km della Classica Monumento more unpredictable. Via Roma multiplies the energy di chi fugge dal gruppo che insegue…
The last kilometer of the most unexpected Classica Monumento. Via Roma multiplies the energy of those who break away from the group of pursuers…#MilanoSanremo pic.twitter.com/V8qfMPWzaJ
— Milano Sanremo (@Milano_Sanremo) March 19, 2022
“It was an incredible race”
After class, Arnaud Demare recounted in detail the magnificent final of this 113th Milan-San Remo, concluded with the victory of the Slovenian Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious). “It was an incredible race. We knew it was going to screw hard in the Cipressa, so I wasn’t surprised at all when it started. It was a crazy climb, it was really impressive. J ‘ Was at the limit, the limit, but it held, and we switch to thirty, so really very little. When it comes back behind, I’m behind Roglic and he leaves a break, I was disgusted … “he blurts out, before continuing.
“I arrived for the place of ten, but there was a way to arrive for the third place”
“I was so limited that I couldn’t block a meter, but Quentin (Pacher) was there and made a great effort to limit the breakage and switch just 10 seconds from the group. Behind, I go downhill at full speed, I’m starting to come back to the group, but there’s Nizzolo falling, so it’s breaking up this group. I arrived for the place of ten, but there was a way to arrive for third place. Physically, it’s going well, but I knew it, we need a result now”to end Arnaud Demarethis is not the fourth top 10 on Milan-San Remo (1st in 2016, 3rd in 2018, 6th in 2017 and therefore 10th in 2022).
The reaction of Arnaud Démare after his 10th place in San Remo, fourth top 10 of his career on the Italian monument ⤵�’� pic.twitter.com/rSGd162VVD
— Groupama-FDJ Cycling Team (@GroupamaFDJ) March 19, 2022