Alexis Guerin: “Another dream? To kick off an FC Porto match” | OneFootball

Alexis Guerin won the Volta a Portugal this Sunday. The French Anicolor rider finished the final stage, which ended on Avenida dos Aliados in Porto, in eighth place, enough to seal the victory. The win crowned a season carefully prepared by the rider.

“It’s incredible! I’m really very happy to win. It was an obsession this year, it was the goal of the season for me and for the team,” said the yellow jersey, who admitted he felt some anxiety before the start of the final stage. “I was very stressed this morning, because everyone was congratulating me and saying I had already won, but until I crossed the finish line I didn’t believe it. It’s magical!”

After securing the main objective over the eleven days of racing, with victories in the demanding stages to Torre and Senhora da Graça, Guerin acknowledged that he is still trying to grasp the importance of the achievement: “It’s a dream! I’m not quite sure what I experienced, it’s amazing. I’m very happy.”

During the celebration, already in downtown Porto, the rider took the opportunity to make a request to FC Porto’s officials: “Now I only have one last dream for this year: to take the ceremonial kickoff at an FC Porto match. If [the FC Porto officials] are listening to me, it’s my dream,” he concluded with a smile.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.