Having been on the attack in the GP de Denain and taken fourth in Tour du Finistère, Alexandre Géniez completed a dream week by winning the Tro Bro Leon in his first attempt. With legs on fire, he is happy to be back and have taken the third win of his career.

This race is well suited to FDJ who had already won with Jacky Durand (2001), Baden Cooke (2002), Frédéric Guesdon (2008), Jérémy Roy (2010) and Francis Mourey (2013). This year, they hoped to confirm the good impression left by its riders in recent weeks, including by Alexandre Géniez.  

"A few weeks ago in the Tour of Catalonia, I was no  winner," he said. "Every day I finished in  the gruppetto. Without knowing why. I had already been bad at the end of last year."

Geniez then went to the Scheldeprisj where manager Marc Madiot talked to him. He denies it but since then he has been another rider.

"Returning from Belgium, I decided to go to the Pyrenees for 3 days. I did 16 hours of cycling, 4,500 vertical meters. I returned on Monday and immediately I realized that I had recovered well but it is not an explanation. I can not say why I am suddenly so good.

"Given what I have done whis week, I knew I would be marked  by my opponents today, but I felt strong. This course is carnage! It's beautiful too. I almost crashed in a curve that I took too fast even if my director Frédéric Guesdon had warned me it was dangerous. In fact, I enjoyed myself, it was a good day of mountain biking. I am glad to have won this Tro Bro Leon."

Earlier Lorrenzo Manzin had been in a first breakaway of thirteen riders while Francis Mourey, a good Matthieu Landagnous and Alexandre Géniez were in a group that was down to 30 riders.

The right shot of eight riders was made with 110km to go and Alexandre did not wait for the finishing straight to play his card. He tried to attack several times and in the end in a sprint he was the strongest with no need for a photo finish.

"Now I will do the Tour de Romandie and the Giro d'Italia, and with legs that I have now, I will not tell you what I can do..."