Clement Venturini aims to defend French cyclocross champion title

Despite no longer being a fully-committed cyclocross racer, AG2R La Mondiale rider Clement Venturini aspires to retain his national champion title at the French Cyclocross Championships in Flamanville on January 12.

“Even if I no longer participate in the entire cyclocross season, I am very attached to the French Champion’s jersey. For the second time in my career (after 2018), I will find myself at the start to defend my title. So far, my preparation has gone well. I’m going to start with humility; I know the difficulty of one day racing since anything can happen during this hour of competition. The French Championship will also serve as a test for my road season which starts three weeks later at the Grand Prix de la Marseillaise (February 2) before heading to the Etoile de Bessèges (February 6-9).”

Clement Venturini

Clément Venturini has two elite French Champion titles in cyclocross from 2017 and 2019. He was also World Junior Champion in the discipline in 2011.