French sprinter Arnaud Démare withdraws from Paris-Roubaix

2024-03-27 11:25:31

Announced starting on “Across Flanders”, Wednesday, the rider from the Arkea-B&B Hôtels team had to withdraw from the next three races on his program, including Paris-Roubaix.

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Published on 27/03/2024 12:25

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French sprinter from the Arkea-B&B Hôtels team Arnaud Démare just before the departure from Milan-SanRemo, March 16, 2024. (MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP)

The seasons follow one another and sadly begin to look the same for Arnaud Démare. Little in sight in his first races of the season, the sprinter of the Arkea-B&B Hôtels team withdrew on Wednesday March 27 for the next three races on his calendar, namely Across Flanders, the Grand Prix de l’Escaut , but especially Paris-Roubaix.

Following examinations which revealed great fatigue justifying Arnaud Démare’s bad feelings in recent weeks, the latter is forced to give up on À Travers la Flandre, the Grand Prix de l’Escaut as well as Paris-Roubaix. pic.twitter.com/vWCO3PDwVd

— ARKEA-B&B HOTELS (@arkeabbhotels) March 27, 2024

His team did not wish to communicate a potential return date, leaving uncertainty surrounding the rest of the great classics of the season, including the Amstel Gold Race on April 14, a week after Paris-Roubaix. Still looking for his first podium of the season after two fifth places in the Palma Trophy and the first stage of the Tour of the Algarve, but above all a disappointing Paris-Nice, the former Groupama-FDJ rider will still have to wait several weeks to hope to raise my arms again.