Burgaudeau: “It was itching me all day”

March 11 ^th 2022 - 16:53

"The legs felt great, and it has been like that since the start of the season, but cycling is not only a physical matter. You need confidence, you need to be in a good position mentally, and it’s probably that little spark that I’ve missed on a dew occasions. Today, I just told myself: ‘go all out, don’t look back, enjoy yourself’… And it paid off. I feel better and better in this Paris-Nice and it was itching me all day long, I wanted to kick on that final climb. It’s a consecration for me. I’ve been close on many occasions and this time I take it in style. Too many times I’ve seen races on the TV where riders were caught just before the line. I didn’t want to experience that."