"I'm over the moon [with the combativity award]. It was a bit of a long day. I agreed with Antho [Anthony Delaplace] to spend a few kilometres at the front, Valentin Madouas was also in on it. Then Antho and I took off together. We get along very well. He lives 10 kilometres from my parents' place and we often ride together in Normandy. He always inspired me when I was young [Cosnefroy is six years younger]. Being at the front of the race with Antho packed quite an emotional punch. We hoped the peloton would give us two more minutes. We talked about Normandy and the beautiful Norman flags waving on the roadsides."
