The French Valentin Paret-Peintre (Decathlon), winner of tenth stage of the Giro d’Italia at the top of Bocca della Selva, he could not find words at the finish line to explain his feelings, because he debuted his professional record in a big way, alone, in a World Tour event.
“I can’t describe how I feel now. I went to the Giro to get a good result in a stage. Today I have a success on stage, for me the first professional success. I can not believe“said the Annemasse cyclist at the finish line.
Valentin Paret-Peintre, brother of Aurélien, teammate and winner of a stage of the Giro in 2023, admitted that his compatriot Romain Bardetwho comes in second, is someone I admired a few years ago, which makes it even more special to beat him. “It’s true, I saw it when I was young, when he stood on the podium of the Tour de France. “I dreamed of seeing him today, I fought him and I beat him,” he said.
Paret-Peintre attacked 3 km from the finish line, overtook Slovenian Tratnik, who was running away, and went alone to the finish line. “The last 4 km were the hardest. I knew I had to attack there. I jumped on the last climb and when I saw the last 3 I gave it my all,” he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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