At the occasion of the prize-giving ceremony night of the Coupe de France PMU 2011, organised by the French Ligue Nationale de Cyclisme, which has been presented in the article Tony Gallopin (Cofidis, le crédit en ligne) got the trophy for the Coupe de France ... in the Hippodrome of Vincennes!, several professionnal riders assisted, mainly to receive their trophies or to sign some autographs. Velowire.com seized the occasion to interview some of them: Thibaut Pinot (FDJ), Arthur Vichot (FDJ), Sébastien Minard (AG2R La Mondiale), Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) and Steve Chainel (FDJ) took some time in front of the camera to look back at their 2011 with us, uniting joy, deception and injuries ...

Thibaut Pinot (FDJ): « It's always important to win »

The young French climber, who we saw wearing the best climber jersey in the Rhône Alpes Isère Tour 2011, looks back on his good 2011 season and particularly on the Critérium du Dauphiné, which was his goal of the year ... He also looks forward to the upcoming season, during which he hopes to participate in his first Grand Tour.
Interview Thibaut Pinot (FDJ)

Arthur Vichot (FDJ): « It's always quite emotional to ride with Thibaut Pinot »

As usual with Arthur Vichot, the FDJ answered velowire.com's questions - and thos of Jérémy Roy ( ! ) – with humour. The winner of the Tour du Doubs 2011 talks about the Ardennes classics, about his fan club in Australia and about his favourite movies!
Interview Arthur Vichot (FDJ)

Sébastien Minard (AG2R-La Mondiale): « I hope to obtain some results in the Tour of Flanders »

Victim of three big crashes this year, the AG2R La Mondiale rider had to round up his season on 10 August already. Not surprisingly, Sébastien Minard prefers looking forward to the future, with as his main goal now the upcoming Flanders classics!
Interview Sébastien Minard (AG2R La Mondiale)

Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team ): « I'm lacking a bit of power compared to the best sprinters »

Romain Feillu looks back on his season for velowire.com and especially on the World Championships of Copenhagen and the end of season classics.
Interview Romain Feillu (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team)

Steve Chainel (FDJ): « I still have the cyclocross season to get some good results »

Victim of a virus after Paris-Roubaix, Steve Chainel didn't do a full road season. The FDJ rider looks back on this difficult period for velowire.com and looks forward to the upcoming challenges of the cyclocross season.
Interview Steve Chainel (FDJ)

The photos of the prize-giving ceremony of the Coupe de France PMU 2011

Now you've discovered these video interviews, you can check out the photos of the prize-giving ceremony night of the Coupe de France PMU 2011 at the Hippodrome of Vincennes !

And don't forget that you can re-live this special night in video in the Tony Gallopin (Cofidis, le crédit en ligne) got the trophy for the Coupe de France ... in the Hippodrome of Vincennes! article!

door Thomas Vergouwen
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