Cosnefroy eyes Tour de France yellow jersey as 'fresh wind' blows through AG2R-Citroën

Cosnefroy
(Image credit: Vincent Curutchet)

With Romain Bardet and Pierre Latour leaving and Greg Van Avermaet and Bob Jungels among a wave of new signings, Benoît Cosnefroy has noted a 'fresh wind' blowing through the AG2R-Citroën team.

The 25-year-old puncheur now finds himself as the leading light from a French perspective and, after taking another step forward in 2020, he’s aiming big for 2021, with sights set on the Classics and the Tour de France yellow jersey. 

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is an NCTJ-trained journalist, and former deputy editor of Cyclingnews, who has seven years’ experience covering professional cycling. He has a modern languages degree from Durham University and has been able to put it to some use in what is a multi-lingual sport, with a particular focus on French and Spanish-speaking riders. Away from cycling, Patrick spends most of his time playing or watching other forms of sport - football, tennis, trail running, darts, to name a few, but he draws the line at rugby.