This Thursday, May 12, the French Arnaud Démare won his second victory in two days in the Tour of Italy, making the sprinter from Groupama-FDJ of Marc Madiot the French rider who has won the most stages in this event. And if the smile is beaming on the face of Arnaud Démare, there is another runner who savors it, it is Clément Davy.
The Mayennais largely contributed to these two victories on Wednesday and Thursday. During the 5th stage, the solid rider from Groupama-FDJ gave a lot to bring his team leader back to the front of the peloton. And this day, Clément Davy rode at the head of the peloton for a long time, to “guff of the wind” according to the established expression. As he did last year in the Boucles de la Mayenne (three stage victories and the general for Démare).
For France Bleu Mayenne, the 23-year-old rider gave his impressions, as he competes in his first Grand Tour: “a long day, especially mentally because physically, it was less hard than the previous two days. I gave a lot when it was going hard 20-25 kilometers from the finish. I got up ten kilometers from the line. The efforts paid off once again. For my first Grand Tour, it’s great. It’s a great experience. I relish what the team is going through because you can also have lows in a three-week event.“
Clément Davy finished last in the stage, 5’13 behind his leader. In the general classification, the Mayenne is in 168th place more than 52 minutes behind the leader of the event, the Spaniard, Juan Pedro Lopez.