Arvid de Kleijn (Tudor Professional Biking Group) received the stage 3 finale at Boucles de la Mayenne. The Dutch sprinter was the quickest within the closing dash beating Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) and Axel Zingle (Cofidis) in Laval.
Regardless of a number of breakaways throughout the hilly 176km route, the sector got here again collectively for a dash, with Oier Lazkano (Movistar Group) ending safely within the bunch to safe the general victory.
Lazkano took over the race lead when he received stage 1 at Lassay-les-Châteaux. Sustaining his lead by means of the subsequent two levels, he received the general title by 29 seconds forward of Démare and 33 seconds forward of Zingle.
The way it unfolded
The ultimate day of the four-day occasion was held throughout a 167km race between Montsûrs and Laval.Â
The stage started with a climb over the Petite Tourmalet after which raced over Mont Rochard and Montaigu earlier than crossing the valley roads towards the ultimate three climbs; Côte de La Baconniere, Côte de la Galette and Côte de la Damberie. The stage ended with 4 brief circuits in Laval.
After a number of assaults, Jacob Hindsgaul (Uno-X Professional Biking Group) was the primary to crest the primary climb of the day over Petite Tourmalet, solidifying his lead within the mountain classification.
A breakaway group fashioned shortly after that included Flavien Maurelet (St Michel-Mavic-Auber93), Marco Tizza (Bingoal WB), and Maximilien Juillard and Tom Mainguenaud (each Van Rysel-Roubaix Lille Metropole).Â
The quartet gained 24 seconds on the sector when lone chaser Jon Barrenetxea (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) tried to bridge throughout. He efficiently joined the break with 154km to go.
Movistar, defending total race chief Lazkano, led the peloton and held the breakaway at a manageable minute.
The breakaway held its hole throughout the principle ascents of the day, however during the last climb of the Côte de la Damberie, they have been joined by total race chief Lazkano and Ewen Costiou (Arkea).
The breakaway was shut in sight, and extra assaults got here out of the peloton, with Simon Pellaud (Tudor) becoming a member of the transfer simply earlier than it was swallowed up by the sector with 25km to go.
One other transient transfer noticed Van Rysel-Roubaix Lille Metropole teammates Celestin Guillon and Jeremy Leveau achieve a number of seconds, however they, too, have been again within the bunch with 5 kilometres to the end.
Tudor Professional Biking pulled the peloton into the ultimate kilometres on the final lap of racing, reeling in late-race attacker Morne van Niekerk (St Michel-Mavic-Auber93).
It wasn’t lengthy earlier than TotalEnergies organised their lead-out with 4 riders into the final two kilometres, however Groupama-FDJ and Tudor Professional Biking have been additionally within the combine, with De Kleijn taking the dash victory.
Outcomes
