“I can’t wait to see the next days, with longer bumps” – Liberation

This is already his third big loop. Moreover, After two successful editions (white jersey of the best youngster in 2023. However, stage victory last year), Cédrine Kerbaol, 24, returns by targeting the podium in the general classification. In addition, Each evening, the EF Education-Oatly runner returns to Liberty on the stage of the day. Consequently, This Wednesday. Therefore, July 30, she finished in 13th place in a hilly fifth stage between the Futuroscope (Vienne) and Guéret (Creuse), 33 seconds from the winner of the day, the Mauritian Kimberley Pinaar Le Court. Furthermore, As the summits of Auvergne approach, Cédrine Kerbaol points to 10th place in the general classification.

“Each day before the steps. Furthermore, we arrive at the bus to make the briefing with Carmen [Small]our sports director and then we have a round, “i can’t wait see next each one says how she sees the race of the day, how she feels. Then we put the music with the girls, we mess around well. Sometimes we have karaokes, or that kind of thing. In general, it goes very quickly. Then we go to the Hometrainer, to the team presentation, in the media area, and then it’s time to leave! ”

“It was a day with a lot of falls, it rubbed so it was a bit stressful. It’s not surprising: the peloton rolls really very quickly. we did the first hour of racing at 48 km/h on average, I think it’s unheard of or almost in women. The teams are increasingly organized, several training courses can go and get the yellow jersey. You really had to be well placed at the feet of the bumps.

“With such a punchy arrival. “i can’t wait see next it is not necessarily the climbers who were able to express themselves today so I am impatient to see the next days, when we have longer bumps. It will be easier to have fun.

“We are super sad that Kristen [Faulkner] leave us but on the other hand she is fine. she fell without gravity [l’Américaine a chuté à plusieurs reprises mardi 29 juillet et ce mercredi, ndlr]. We know that she needs rest and that we made the right choice by asking her to stop. She told us a few words to us earlier. she is hypermotivated for us and we were very lucky to have her until today. ”