Nacer Bouhanni and Sylvain Chavanel with the French national team(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Nacer Bouhanni (France) doing the recce on Thursday(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
France checks out the Ponferrada road course(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr) celebrates his stage win with a bottle of champagne(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Tony Gallopin (Lotto Belisol) enjoys a day in yellow during stage 10(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Sylvain Chavanel (IAM Cycling) takes the victory(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
With cars barred, officially at least, from driving on the circuit in Ponferrada on Thursday morning, French national coach Bernard Bourreau opted to take a final look at the World Championships by bike in the company of his riders.
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.
