Clément Venturini 8th on stage 1

“The overriding feeling is frustration. I fought hard throughout the stage to be in a position to challenge for victory in the final. In the last 200 meters of the sprint, I was locked in. There’s the disappointment of not having had the right opening, but that’s the ups and downs of sprinting. On Sunday, on the final stage, there’ll be another chance. Over the next few days, I’m going to put myself at the service of the ARKEA-B&B HOTELS team and help Cristián Rodríguez for the general classification, especially on Thursday with a summit finish.