Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) received the stage 2 dash at Boucles de la Mayenne in Meslay-du-Maine. The Frenchman was the quickest to the road beating Milan Menten (Lotto Dstny) and Arvid de Kleijn (Tudor Professional Biking Staff) third.
Oier Lazkano (Movistar Staff) maintained his lead within the total classification with 38 seconds forward of Démare and 40 seconds forward of Ivo Oliveira (UAE Staff Emirates).
The 181.3km stage began in Saint-Berthevin and resulted in Meslay-du-Maine, and included three climbs at Côte de Nuille, Côte de Houssay and Côte de Saulges.
A breakaway of three included Cyril Barthe (Burgos-BH), Leo Danes (CIC U Nantes Atlantique) and Samuel Leroux (Van Rysel) as Movistar set the tempo within the peloton.
The trio had been again within the area with 65km to go. Nonetheless, one other breakaway shaped with Jeremy Leveau (Van Rysel), Jean-Louis Le Ny (Good Metropole Cote d’Azur) and Dimitri Peyskens (Bingoal WB). The trio was caught with 14km to go.
Tudor and Lotto-Dstny pulled the sphere into the closing kilometres on the ultimate lap of racing. Cofidis and Groupama-FDJ took over at 3km out with Démare taking the stage win.
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