Tour du Gévaudan Occitanie: Briton Cat Ferguson wins in the sprint in Mende!

Les lauréates du Tour du Gévaudan 2024. MIDI LIBRE – M. P

La Britannique Cat Ferguson a remporté le Tour du Gévaudan 2024, après le sprint final à Mende, dimanche 5 mai 2024.

Several dozen spectators came, Sunday May 5, 2024 at the end of the morning, to attend the second stage of the Tour du Gévaudan Occitanie. A 79km loop, up to Fraissinet-de-Lozère and back. A final in the form of a sprint on the finish line, at the top of the hill on Boulevard Henri-Bourrillon which ended with the resounding victory of the British Cat Ferguson, in front of her teammate of the Shibden Hope Tech Apex team, Imogen Wolff and the Spaniard Paula Ostiz. Frenchwoman Célia Géry (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) ranks 4th in the stage.

Célia Géry finishes third

In the general classification of this third event which counts for the U 19 Women's Nations Cup, the yellow jersey was worn by Cat Ferguson, followed on the podium by Viktoria Chladonova (Slovakia) and& nbsp;Célia Géry. The French cyclist did not hide a bit of disappointment upon arrival, Place du Foirail:"After yesterday’s stage, I knew it would be complicated to go for the win. I tried everything. There were a few bumps that weren't easy, I didn't get out. Yesterday, on the Jalabert climb, I was not at my best. I was a little disappointed with my place at the end." For her, the coming week promises to be crucial with the French championship.

Cat Ferguson, Viktoria Chladonova and Célia Géry finished on the podium. FREE NOON – M. P

As for race management, Benoît Malaval did not hide his satisfaction on the podium: "The course was quite technical with some great fights. The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes team raced to try to destabilize Cat Ferguson and her team. Congratulations to all the competitors! " Place following the competition with a meeting at the end of July in Spain and the end of August in the Netherlands.

The Ukrainian team on the roads of Lozère. FREE NOON – M. P

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