Decathlon-Ag2r-La Mondiale team's cyclist Paul Lapeira celebrates on the podium after winning first place in the Elite road men French championships race, next to Lidl trek's 2nd placed Julien Bernard (L) and Total Energies' 3rd placed Thomas Gachignard, in Saint-Martin-de-Landelles, western France, on June 23, 2024. France will have four riders - the maximum allowed - at the start of the road cycling road race of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP).
Paul Lapeira (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) delivered a decisive win from a three-man attack in the final kilometres of La Polynormande.
The French national champion beat Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto Dstny) and Brieuc Rolland (Groupama-FDJ) in the final sprint, after Lapeira attacked the remnants of the day’s main breakaway within the final 8km of the northern French race.
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