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Yeah De Lie was pretty much unbeatable here if he survived the long climb, definitely with Lotto still having 4 guys to support him in the end too.
Barré was really strong tho, probably strongest in the race.
Meanwhile, in Gabon: Victoire de Geoffrey Soupe @TeamTotalEnrg
View: https://twitter.com/tropicale2023/status/1617501285749559297?s=20
Total will come back home with like 400 UCI points by beating Bingoal, Burgos, Muluberhan and some African amateurs.
Great system you have there UCI.
Me: "I want to get in shape"Meanwhile, in Gabon: Victoire de Geoffrey Soupe @TeamTotalEnrg
View: https://twitter.com/tropicale2023/status/1617504606409441280?s=20
Sure, it's the UCI's fault because it's a points system that's counterproductive to development of the sport. 2.1 races shouldn't be events where top level teams are scrambling for points.
But, in this case, TotalEnergies and it's incarnations usually rode in Amissa Bongo. It's just that this year the usual France Pro teams and random solid Italian team didn't go.
Tesson finished in tenth without time lostSurprise win for Miguel Ángel Fernández in Gabon. I guess these crazy climbs were simply too hard for Tesson.
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Salby takes the last stage, his first pro win. Trying to work out who TE, Bingoal and Burgos would ride for in the sprints has not been easy during this race.
Well, the Bingoal boys did a little dance before the stage.