Arkéa-Samsic

Nairo Quintana won an eighth success for the Arkéa-Samsic Team at the top of the Col de la Colmiane. This is the first Wolrd-Tour success for our team. Nairo Quintana, 1st at the top of Col de la Colmiane “I wanted to win with style, by showing an offensive attitude, here at the top of Colmiane, the end of this 2020 edition of Paris-Nice. I was motivated, I worked hard, my teammates from the Arkéa-Samsic team did the same by riding behind the breakaway, I had to finish the job. My fall from the third day is how it is sport. I fell hard that day, there was nothing more I could do with this wind. It is clear that after that my chances of winning the general classification in Paris-Nice were lower. But we kept the morale of the Arkéa-Samsic team and me in order to continue doing things well and this victory is a gift for everyone. The reward for all our work ”.  

Team Arkea-Samsic assumed their favorite status at the Lillers GP. Florian Vachon, the team’s road captain for 11 years, offered himself a great victory. Thibault Guernalec climbs on the 3rd step of the podium while Laurent Pichon ranks 4th.

Nairo Quintana, 1st in the general classification of the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var “My joy and my emotion are enormous tonight at the top of Mont-Faron, because we have confirmed that we are all in good shape. This victory in the general classification of the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var is another success for the Arkéa-Samsic team, for our partners who support us. It’s another big win for us as well. This is also important for the further support the spectators give to our team, and the beginning of the story we are writing with them. The Arkéa-Samsic team worked very well in my favor today from the start to the end of the race, and this great investment on the part of everyone reflects the victory obtained, which belongs to all my teammates. We are going to take advantage of these moments which are good for us, we have to do it because sport is not always like that. This victory is in any case a great moment for all the people who make up this great Arkéa-Samsic team ”

Nairo Quintana: “Arkéa-SamsicLeader since taking the jersey at Mont Ventoux, Nairo Quintana won today in the final general classification of the Tour de la Provence 2020. This is the fourth success for the Arkéa-Samsic team since the start of the season Nairo Quintana, 1st in the final general classification of the Tour de la Provence "It is a great joy to win the general classification of the Tour de la Provence, that's what I wanted, as well as all my teammates of the Arkéa-Samsic team who were still dazzling today. We have worked a lot to achieve this performance, and having achieved this marks a new era for the entire Arkéa-Samsic team. I’m in good shape, and in the next races I’m going to compete in, I can hope for great things. I am happy to have won a stage and the general classification of this Tour de la Provence 2020. My first two victories of the season acquired here in France are in a way gifts for all cycling fans, and all French supporters who follow me, and who support the Arkéa-Samsic team. It gives me strength that encouragement, helps me to sublimate even more. I'm happy tonight, it's a good start to the season for me, but for my team too, which has shown great cohesion on these four stages of the Tour de la Provence. We are all having a great week, with this great victory for Nacer, obtained on the first day in the sprint and which put the Arkéa-Samsic team on the right track immediately for this competition ".

Second victory in the space of a week for Nacer Bouhanni, who won after a race fully mastered by the Arkéa-Samsic team. Nacer Bouhanni, winner of the first stage of the Tour de la Provence “My teammates did a superb job in my favor throughout the stage, starting with Maxime Bouet, who rode all day.Warren in the final also did a lot of work to get the breakaway back. I was still three meters away and had to put in some effort before the sprint. I take the wheel of Nizzolo at that point, and in the last corner I make the ultimate effort to win this first stage of the Tour de la Provence. I feel confident, the Arkéa_Sazmsic team, the staff, my teammates show me such a feeling, and that motivates me. My goal is to bring as many victories as possible to the Arkéa-Samsic team. I left the Saudi Tour slightly frustrated, but winning here, my first success in France, in 2020, on the roads of the Tour de la Provence, almost at home since I live in the region, that makes me really happy "

Nacer Bouhanni won on the 4th stage of Saudi Tour this friday 7 feb. The sprinter had not raised his arms for a year and a half and thus brought the first victory of the season to his team Arkéa-Samsic.