Mathis Le Berre: "I haven't had my final say yet"

March 8 ^th 2026 - 17:48

"I arrived at Paris-Nice a bit last minute, I was called in to replace Emilien Jeannière. It's my very first day in this race and I'm delighted that the team has placed its trust in me right away. I wanted to break away and my ambition was to take the polka dot jersey, but I found myself with Casper Pedersen, who was stronger than me on the climbs. I sensed he was struggling a bit on the last one, so I attacked and got ahead of him, but it wasn't enough. However, I haven't had my final say yet, I'm going to keep fighting.

It was a great breakaway, with several experienced riders, and we spent almost the whole day in front with a 1'30'' lead, only to be caught 2 kilometres from the finish. I hope the team will continue to trust me to keep pushing for every opportunity I can seize."