Having finished fourth last year, Ag2r's Jean-Christophe Péraud abandoned the French national time trial championship Thursday, citing heat and his need to recover as factors. The Frenchman had quit after receiving the first time check. "Like everyone else, I did not feel good," he explained. "Obviously, this is not what I expected but now I hope that the form is coming quickly."
Péraud has had a frustrating couple of weeks leading up to the Tour de France, having been chosen once again to Ag2r’'s nine-man squad. The 38-year-old finished second last year in Paris, but following his performance Thursday and also in the Critérium du Dauphiné, will most likely be supporting Romain Bardet, their GC contender.
Péraud, the 2009 national champion against the clock, defended his Critérium International title in March but has failed to finish inside the top-15 on GC at any other stage race this season.
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"He was hoping to do much better but there’s nothing to worry about," AG2R-La Mondiale’s team manager Vincent Lavenu told Cyclingnews.
Alexis Gougeard was the best finisher on the day for the team, 32 seconds down in Jerome Coppel (IAM Cycling).
It was a better story for Ag2r in Canada as Hugo Houle won his first national time trial title. The 24-year-old recently completed his first grand tour at the Giro d'Italia, finishing in 133th place having started the season at the Tour de San Luis where he finished in third place on the stage 5 time trial.
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