Frenchman, Alexis Vuillermoz won Sunday's dress rehearsal for the Olympics in Rio next summer, his third victory for the year following his stage win at the Tour de France last month. The 27-year-old is hoping the successful Aquece Rio win will put him in favour for a spot on their Olympic team with competition for places including the likes of Thibaut Pinot and Warren Barguil but stressed that France will send their best team possible, whether or not that includes him.
"It is always a special moment," Vuillermoz said about his win at the 1.2 race. "I did not win during my first year on the road and this year I have won three times, it's a very nice season. But we must remain cautious. This was not the WorldTour or the Olympics. It gives us confidence even though I know that there is still some work to compete with the best."
Vuillermoz's other victory for the season was the 1.1 Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan with 2015 proving to be the most consistent yet of his career having also finishing inside the top-ten on at least one stage in all but one stage race he's finished.
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The Rio test event was a success for France with Vuillermoz's Ag2r-La Mondiale teammate Romain Bardet in third place with Belgian Serge Pauwels split the pair in second place 22 seconds later. France had three other riders in the top ten with Tony Gallopin fourth,Pinot in sixth and Barguil eighth.
The 165 kilometre race began earlier than expected due to some planned demonstrations in the streets of Rio.
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