Pez Cyclingnews, 30 May 2013
Just 22 years old and a second year pro, young Frenchman Clément Koretzky was not afraid to mix it up with the best at this year’s Paris-Roubaix going in the early break and crossing the Arenberg forest ahead of the peloton in the company of three big Classics men in Matthew Hayman, Stuart O’Grady & Gert Steegmans. And all this from a man who had never even raced on cobbles before! PEZ had to find out more….. I first met Clément in November/December last year when we got together by chance for some winter training. Kitted out in his 2012 team colors of La Pomme Marseille and with a pedalling style that just screamed ‘smooth’ it was obvious he was a pro but I’ll be honest and admit that I had no idea who he was. We trained together that day and had a good chat and what I found was a young man who was courteous, ambitious, focused and obviously full of talent.