Demare reassured by condition as Classics approach

There is a growing community of French expatriates in southern Portugal, and it felt as though as a sizeable portion of their number had gathered around Arnaud Démare as he warmed down after placing second in the sprint on stage 4 of the Volta ao Algarve in Tavira.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.