ELIA VIVIANI finds the way of VICTORY AGAIN !

Steadily improving since the start of the season, the Italian sprinter won at Cholet, concluding a solid collective performance for the team. This is his first victory for Cofidis, the second for the northern squad this season.
It’s a thrill, unique, a sensation that all sprinters are looking for. anaging to benefit from the precious work of his teammates, launching his sprint, feeling his lead, raising his arms to the sky ...
Elia Viviani experienced this moment in Cholet this Sunday afternoon. All day long, the team has been very selfless in countering attacks and making sure their sprinter is in the best possible shape. 
Thus, Pierre-Luc Périchon, Victor Lafay, Anthony Pérez, Simon Geschke, Emmanuel Morin, Eddy Finé and Fabio Sabatini all contributed to this great success.

A victory "which is good for everyone"
“The start of the race was quite eventful,” said Jean-Luc Jonrond, the sporting director. We got into control behind the breakaway and each rider worked hard. 
Anthony (Pérez), Pierre-Luc (Périchon) and Simon (Geschke) were well mobilized throughout the day. And in the final, Emmanuel (Morin) did an excellent job in the last 2 kilometers before Fabio (Sabatini) propelled Elia to victory ”.
 At the end of this beautiful day, satisfaction prevails. “This victory is good for everyone,” smiles Jean-Luc Jonrond.

Elia Viviani never gave up
This victory demonstrates the continued rise of Elia Viviani. Close to victory in the UAE Tour (a 2nd place and three ‘top 5’), the Italian sprinter thus secures his 98th victory among the professionals. 
It symbolizes all his efforts, he who always strived to work hard and never slacked off. 
However, nothing was easy last year during such a special season linked to the health crisis which has prevented him from working with serenity, especially on his automatisms with his teammates.
 
But having always believed in it and training relentlessly, especially this winter, allowed him to find his way back to victory.
This day also illustrates the great cohesion and team spirit that reigns at Cofidis this season. Everyone, staff and runners alike, hope to continue this great dynamic. 
This is the second victory of the season after Christophe Laporte’s Etoile de Bessèges. Cofidis is thus the only French team to have two successes at the start of the 202 season.

Elia VIVIANI
Victory is finally coming! I am really very happy with this. A day like today should be a normal day for me and for the team. I want to continue to regain my level and fight to win more races. The team did a really good job of getting me to the sprint perfectly. Emmanuel (Morin) and ‘Saba’ (Sabatini) got involved very well at the end. And I'm glad I did a good sprint afterwards. 
From now on, I hope to maintain this confidence for the next events and continue with the same motivation. I thank the whole team: like me, everyone has waited a long time. From now on, we will do everything to keep this good dynamic. "

Cedric VASSEUR
I am very happy for Elia and for the whole Cofidis team. All of our runners behaved in an exemplary manner. We had only one goal: to win in Cholet with Elia Viviani. And everyone responded. We saw fantastic work throughout the race and the team got it under control. 
Emmanuel Morin then Fabio Sabatini served as a launching pad for Elia and on the line, there was no picture. We found Elia Viviani victorious after a good start to the season. 
This victory is essential for building up confidence and I'm sure it's the start of a long streak. "