Florian Sénéchal apologises after berating Bianchi in post-Roubaix rant

Florian Senechal racing at Paris Roubaix 2024
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Arkea B&B Hotels and Florian Sénéchal have issued a joint apology to their bike sponsor, Bianchi, following the rider's post-Paris-Roubaix outburst blaming the brand for a series of in-race bike failures. 

Speaking to CyclismActu, Sénéchal complained of "a technical problem with our bike," before explaining that his fork or stem was "starting to give out," and that "there were carbon noises and it was becoming cardboard."

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On the bike, Josh has been riding and racing for over 15 years. He started out racing cross country in his teens back when 26-inch wheels and triple chainsets were still mainstream, but he found favour in road racing in his early 20s, racing at a local and national level for Somerset-based Team Tor 2000. These days he rides indoors for convenience and fitness, and outdoors for fun on road, gravel, 'cross and cross-country bikes, the latter usually with his two dogs in tow.