Romain active in French champs

Romain put in a fighting performance in today's French champ Road Race. The precocious climber attacked the bunch 41 kilometres out, but didn't manage to get a decent gap. When the decisive 11-man break went a little later, Romain and Jerome Pineau did their best to bridge up. But like with his previous attemp, he didn't succeed. Eventually he placed 26th, 2:01 down. Romain will now face a break after a successful, but tiring, first half of the season.