14 June 2022
Nicolas Edet, 11th at the summit of Mont-Ventoux
Arnaud Gérard
“A really difficult race, Nicolas finished 11th. He was overtaken 100 metres from the line to get into the top 10. The objective today was a place between 5 and 10, we are not far from reaching it. Nicolas did a nice climb afterwards, we know that the last kilometres are done meter by meter. For Alessandro it was a discovery for him to ride such a long climb in competition.”
“It was a big day in the high mountains on a mythical summit such as Mont Ventoux, with a lot of difference in altitude, heat and the noise of the Cigales. It was my first participation in this event, and it’s quite unusual to have so many climbs on a one-day race, it’s even rare in the professional calendar. I gave the best of myself, the top 10 was within reach but I missed it a bit. That’s my little regret of the day, otherwise I did the climb on my own, managing.”