Guillaume Martin was defeated by David Gaudu, who failed to succeed him at the Mercan'Tour Classic. The Breton climber was carried by a team dedicated to his cause and a Thibaut Pinot as a luxury teammate. He had to submit to the density of Israel Premier Tech.
The Israeli team, which had been struggling since the beginning of the season, won the Coupe de France double with Jakob Fuglsang winning at the top Col du Valberg, after 167.9km of effort. He was ahead of Michael Woods.
Both men had previously worked. Chris Froome worked in the Col de la Couillolle for his leaders and then at Valberg's first pass. The four-time Tour de France winner said that the legs were "good," shortly after the race. He smiled and said, "I'm not as Froomy as I was yet," but he is happy.
Fuglsang started his decisive run 6.5km from the finish to win. David Gaudu, who was just a moment earlier in pursuit Woods, was unable respond to the attack.
After a chaotic start to the season the leader of Groupama FDJ proved that he still had the energy a few days before Criterium Du Dauphine began and especially a month away from Tour de France, which was his main goal. The year.
