He was expected, and he did not fail.
Arnaud Démare once again won in the Gers, this Thursday, June 16, during the first stage of the Route d’Occitanie.
After Auch in 2021, and Clermont-Pouyguillès before, the Groupama-FDJ sprinter was the fastest in the peloton in Gascony.
He therefore endorses the coral jersey of leader of the general classification, before the much more rugged second stage, this Friday, on the roads of Tarn and Aveyron.