Can Paul Lapeira keep his French champion tunic? The performance will be complicated for the Decathlon-Ag2r La Mondiale runner. Since 1994 and Jacky during, no one has managed to keep their blue-white-red jersey among men.
On a route cut for the Punchers and in the absence of many favorites, the 25 -year -old runner has his chances. But even without the presence of Julian Alaphilippe, Lenny Martinez and Pavel Sivakov, or those of Benoît Cosnefroy, Christophe Laporte and Axel Zingle injured or in recovery, the competition will be tough.
To raise your arms to Mont des Alouettes at the end of a shortened route due to the hot weather, Romain Grégoire and Kévin Vauquelin are serious candidates.
The online race men from the French road cycling championships will take place this Sunday, June 29. The event will be followed from 2:15 p.m. on Eurosport 1 and 3:15 p.m. on France 3.