Eddy Seigneur «IAM Cycling can look forward to a bright future»

The Promenade des Anglais turned into a triumphal avenue for Carlos Betancur (AG2R – La Mondiale), who won the overall of Paris-Nice, while Arthur Vichot (FDJ.fr) took the prestigious victory for the final stage.

But the famous French avenue provided some glory for IAM Cycling’s Stefan Denifl and Sébastien Reichenbach who finished overall in 7th and 11th, respectively, identifying themselves as stars of the future in the world of cycling.

At the moment of assessment, Eddy Seigneur, one of the team’s directeurs sportif along with Rubens Bertogliati, expressed admiration in the performance of his riders, particularly the two highest placed members of the IAM Cycling team.

“IAM Cycling has a bright future.  Even among the World Tour teams, there are not many squads that can boast of results that we can smile at tonight, considering we have two men in the top 12, second place in the best young rider category, and are in third place in the team classification.  I’m really happy with all the guys.  Throughout the week, we animated the stages and wore multiple classification jerseys.  We have clearly shown that the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) had reason to trust us with an invitation to this event.” 

In view of the individual performances, Seigneur, a former French professional, welcomed the sight of both Stefan Denifl and Sébastien Reichenbach taking upon themselves the responsibilities of leading the team.

“After Sylvain Chavanel suffered his unfortunately timed mechanical, these two guys took over the team’s ambitions without asking any questions.  They were able to make the most of their free hand, and it is a huge encouragement and motivation for the rest of the team to know that we have riders of this caliber.  Looking at Sébastien, who is still only 24 years old, he has learned so much in just this race by being able to work for and ride with pros of the experience of Sylvain Chavanel and Jérôme Pineau.  Having had the chance to wear the white jersey of the best young rider, even though he was wearing it as second place behind eventual overall winner Betancur, will only help him to improve and grow.”