Clément Venturini 9th in Issoire

Race reportJun 9, 2025

World Team TeamCritérium du Dauphiné

At the front on the shoulders of Victor Guernalec, the ARKEA-B&B HOTELS Excalibur jersey was once again on the attack towards Issoire. Just like the day before, Clément Venturini joined the final sprint and finished 9th in the second stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné.

Clément Venturini

I'm going for another Top 10. I'm feeling better and better. It's still a massive finish. Today was a flat sprint. There was some movement before, but it was a long way from the finish. It didn't have too much influence on the pure sprint. In these configurations, you have to make the right choices in terms of positioning and taking the right wheel. It's not always easy. 8th on Sunday, 9th today, there's still tomorrow and Thursday to look for opportunities.

Laurent Pichon

Sport director

After two stages, we're still perfectly in line with our strategy: to be on the offensive in this Critérium du Dauphiné. That's what we did yesterday, and what we did again today. Clément Venturini finished 9th. He was involved and well supported by the team. After his 8th place on Sunday, we were ambitious for this second sprint finish. The team concentrated on him. I saw a lot of commitment in his positioning. On the last bend at 450m, Clément veered a little wide and that cost him an even better placing. After the sprint, Victor Guernalec showed himself. He tried his luck in a group at the front. Once again, we're here and we're going to carry on like this, hoping to do even better.

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