John Buller, the former Banbridge CC rider competing with French team AC Bisontine this season, has taken his first victory of the 2022 campaign in France.
The 23-year-old, who won the elite National Criterium Championships last month and was Irish U23 road race champion last year, was best in the bunch sprint that settled Prix de Frontenaud in Saône-et-Loire yesterday.
Buller won the 125km race - averaging 42.25km per hour - from Julien Souton (SCO Dijon Team Materiel Velo) and Eliot Pauchard (Corbas Lyon Metropole).
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The Irishman's victory came a week after he narrowly missed out on winning Bar sur Aube Nocturne, an 87.5km criterium held last Friday week in the Aube department.
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Sat, July 30th: Prix de Frontenaud
1 BULLER John AC BISONTINE the 125 km in 2h57'30" (average 42.25 km/h)
2 SOUTON Julien SCO DIJON-TEAM MATERIEL-VELO.COM
3 PAUCHARD Eliot CORBAS LYON METROPOLE
4 BENETEAU Lucas SCO DIJON-TEAM MATERIEL-VELO.COM
5 CHANUT Lucas VC TOURNUS-PASSION BOULANGE
6 FEIREISEN Thomas TEAM MACADAM'S COWBOYS
7 JANODET Maxence GRENOBLE METROPOLE CYCLISME 38
8 MARIN Julien CR4C ROANNE
9 DESCHATRES Martin TEAM MACADAM'S COWBOYS
10 THÉVENEZ Geoffrey TEAM LMP-LA ROCHE VENDÉE CYCLING
11 GRAND Antoine CORBAS LYON METROPOLE
12. NAVARRO Corentin SCO DIJON-TEAM MATERIEL-VELO.COM
13 BERTHIER Mayeul VC TOURNUS-PASSION BOULANGE
14 VALVASORI Larry VC VILLEFRANCHE BEAUJOLAIS
15 BATHIARD Rémy SCO DIJON-TEAM MATERIEL-VELO.COM
