"Watch Arnaud Demare sprint to Milano-Torino victory© Eurosport, a Discovery Company 2020 – All rights reserved Arnaud Démare says he fears no other sprinter as he heralds rebirth following lockdown The Frenchman won the repurposed Milan-Torino in the build-up to Milan - … Le final parfait pour Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ).
"We really know one another very well, and that's a good thing. "The calendar was a bit thrown out by the current situation, but it's good to be racing again and I had a very good return to competition at the Vuelta a Burgos," Demare said.
I feel very well. MILAN-TURIN Mesero - Stupinigi (198km) – Mercredi 5 août 2020 1- Arnaud Démare (FRA/Groupama-FDJ) en 4h18'57" 2-Caleb Ewans (AUS/Lotto Soudal) mt 3 … "We really know one another very well, and that's a good thing. In 2011 he won the UCI World Under-23 Road Race Championships, and in 2016 he won the Milan–San Remo. 5:07PM . Le Français Arnaud Démare lors de son succès sur la semi-classique Milan-Turin, le 5 août 2020 / AFP Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s Yves Lampaert was in severe pain lying by the side of his team car, with Ineos’ Salvatore Puccio also on the deck.The bunch had split as Boaro was brought to heel, riders desperately chasing back on to the front group.Lotto-Soudal were on the front with 5km remaining, ready to launch Caleb Ewan, with Bora-Hansgrohe the second team in line.The German team took over leading the reduced bunch into the final 3km, riders looking around to check who was still present.Under the flamme rouge and it was Groupama-FDJ driving the pace, all the big names seeming to have survived the crash.The French team were still on the front around the final bend, as Peter Sagan unleashed his sprint, Arnaud Démare following, as well as Caleb Ewan.With a few hundred metres still go, the Slovakian started fading as the Frenchman continued driving for the line, holding off Ewan to take the victory. Arnaud Demare has won the 2020 Milano-Torino after a dramatic finish which featured a nasty crash that took several riders out of the race.
We did a three-week camp and the whole team was in good form, Burgos confirmed that. "The team was very good, and we knew today was a good chance for us.
The Frenchman laid down a marker ahead of Saturday’s Milan-San Remo, though the fast-closing Van Aert also highlighted his sparkling form with his rapid finish.Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) opened the sprint from distance but the three-time world champion faded to 4th at the line.The race had a new date and format on the revised 2020 calendar, with the uphill finale at Superga removed in order to create a flat route that allowed the fast men to test the sharpness of their sprints ahead of Milan-San Remo.An early break built up a maximum advantage of seven minutes before the peloton pegged them back in the finale, with Manuele Bora (Astana) the last survivor out in front.Shortly after he was caught, the peloton was split by a crash with 8km remaining, which made for a chaotic finale, but Lotto Soudal and Groupama-FDJ came to the fore to some order to affairs ahead of the mass sprint.From cereal startups to fast-food chains, everyone wants to cash in on people eating breakfast at home
Le Français s’est imposé sur la 101e édition de la prestigieuse classique Milan-Turin. Bien emmené par ses coéquipiers, le Français de l’équipe Groupama-FDJ a été le plus fort dans l’emballage final pour s’offrir la victoire devant Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) et Wout Van Aert (Team Jumbo-Visma).