The battle raged on the muddy roads that linked Paris to Tours. And especially when the favorites try everything for everything. The proof with the early attack of Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) 70km from the finish. A duel quickly formed against Edoardo Affini (Visma | Lease a Bike), in which another rider from each team came to support the men at the front. This is how Christophe Laporte (Visma | Lease a Bike) and Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek) joined the leading group.
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The Italian and the Dane were unable to keep up the pace. After so much effort up front, it almost makes sense. Now place for Czech and French.
Behind, the peloton did not agree to try to regain the twenty seconds delay. Lotto-Dstny and Groupama-FDJ attempted the alliance, without much success. Both riders set off to seek victory.
And it is therefore the Frenchman who succeeds Riley Sheehan, surprise winner last year.
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