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Great hope of French cycling, Romain Grégoire wins the Four Days of Dunkirk at 20 years old

2023-05-21T14:50:49.872Z

Highlights: The Groupama-FDJ rider kept his pink jersey at the end of the sixth stage on Sunday. He becomes at the same time the youngest winner in the history of the race. On Wednesday, he won the first professional victory of his career in Laon (Aisne) The 20-year-old beats General Asgreen and Cees Bol (Astana) The Frenchie is the son of Philippe Gilbert, who began his professional career in Marc Madiot's team, Fdjeux.com, in... 2003.


The Groupama-FDJ rider kept his pink jersey at the end of the sixth stage on Sunday. He had won the first stage of his


Marc Madiot can smile. The manager of Groupama-FDJ has two pink jerseys in his team. Bruno Armirail took over the Giro on Saturday. Romain Grégoire will definitely keep the costume of leader of the 2023 edition of the Four Days of Dunkirk.

The sixth stage, relatively flat between Avion and Dunkirk, presented little risk for the 20-year-old rider, who had taken at the end of the fifth stage, Saturday in Kassel, a lead of 13 seconds ahead of his closest pursuer, higher than the bonus awarded in case of stage victory.

Romain Grégoire is the final winner of the 4 Days of Dunkirk / Grand Prix des Hauts-de-France 2023, he becomes at the same time the youngest winner in the history of the race.#4jdd pic.twitter.com/m1odDbWuNv

— 4 Days of Dunkirk / GP des Hauts-de-France (@4JDDunkerque) May 21, 2023

It's a week of great firsts for one of the most promising Frenchmen in the peloton: on Wednesday, he won the first professional victory of his career by raising his arms at the end of the second stage, in Laon (Aisne).

Well placed overall after this day, he held up perfectly by taking tenth place in Thursday's time trial in Saint-Quentin, an exercise in which he had few references. Then, on Saturday, he dynamited the final of the queen stage, on the slopes of Mont-Cassel, to crack the other favorites including the leader Kasper Asgreen (Soudal - Quick-Step), and seize the pink jersey.

Wednesday 17/05 👉 Winner in Laon

Sunday 21/05 👉 Winner of the 4JDD

What a week for Romain Grégoire! pic.twitter.com/XVhYeOlrvO

— Groupama-FDJ Cycling Team (@GroupamaFDJ) May 21, 2023

Born in 2003, Grégoire succeeds Philippe Gilbert, who began his professional career in Marc Madiot's team, then Fdjeux.com, in... 2003. The Frenchie beats General Asgreen and Cees Bol (Astana).

Source: leparis

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