A year ago, in the rain of Overijse (Belgium), the podium of the Flèche Brabançonne with Dorian Godon on the top step and Benoît Cosnefroy 3rd was one of the rare rays of sunshine in 2023 for the AG2R team -Citroen. “That day, we were really brilliant,” remembers Vincent Lavenu. This hasn’t been the case all year, so it was really one of the benchmark races. » 18th in the UCI ranking at the end of the season, nine small victories in total… “We don’t forget our great stages in the Giro then the Tour, but the season was far from satisfactory, admits the manager sporty. Obviously, we put things straight this winter, we questioned ourselves. »
