After stage 6 of the Tour de France Femme, a young cycling fan approached Cofidis' camper and asked for Clara Coppenburg's autograph on his bandana.

The German rider was so taken by him that he also gave him his own glove and bib number: today, he will ride in the back of the team car when Koppenburg takes on the ITT at the finish in Pau. It was a total coincidence," he said. explained Cofidis' sporting director, Arthur Kiliec. Cycling News spoke to the boy and his mother at the start of Pau's time trial.

"My name is Antoine RJ, I am 10 years old and I have been cycling for GSC Blagnac for two years. Cycling is my sport and my passion." He is from Toulouse and we were in the same cycling club. He is from Toulouse and we were in the same cycling club." "Clara is my favorite of the girls," Antoine continued, proudly wearing the Cofidis kit he received as a birthday present two years ago. It's like Christmas and my birthday all rolled into one," Antoine said. Antoine said. Antoine's mother, Emilie, described their meeting on Friday in the heat of Blagnac. Antoine is a very sensitive and passionate child. Antoine has a little brother and sister. Antoine is a very sensitive and very passionate child. And he was very happy to meet his favorite cyclist. Now he has one glove and one number in his room. That's wonderful for me. When Lisa called me and told me he could drive up and follow me, I couldn't believe it. We will remember this for a long time," she explained. Clara Koppenburg enjoyed delighting her young fans in Blagnac and was overjoyed that he would have an even better experience in Pau. 'I'm so happy,' she said. He is so cute and he gave me so much after stage 6. It's great to have such a fan, even though he's not at the front of the race, just to see his passion. I myself have been in the team car behind my teammate in the time trial and it was incredible. You don't think you're going that fast, but on the downhill you're thrown left and right in the car. I think it's a great experience for him," Koppenburg said.