Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny) held off chasers within the closing dash to win the 2024 Tro-Bro Léon on Sunday, simply in the future after ending third at Grand Prix Morbihan. Clément Venturini (Arkéa B&B Hotels) completed second whereas Pierre Gautherat (Décathlon AG2R La Mondiale) held off a surging Riley Sheehan (Israel-Premier Tech) for the ultimate spot on the rostrum.
The 22-year-old Belgian overcame two punctures within the 203.6km race, the undulating terrain starting from Le Carpont Plouguin this 12 months and punctuated with 29 sectors of unpaved grime roads that added as much as 34.6 kilometres.
Seven riders received away for the day’s breakaway – Alexander Konijn (Nice Métropole Côte d’Azur), Aaron Gate (Burgo-BH), Kévin Avoine (Van Rysel-Roubaix), Danny Van Der Tuuk (Equipo Kern Pharma), Antoine Hue (CIC U Nantes Atlantique), Gorka Izagirre (Cofidis) and Morné Van Niekerk (St Michel-Mavic-Auber93). Van Niekerk was the ultimate rider caught, with De Lie attacking on the entrance with simply 6.5km from the end in Lannils.
De Lie needed to kick to the entrance once more with 1km to go as a chase group closed him down and he held on for the win. Last 12 months De Lie completed second to Giacomo Nizzolo within the dash.
”I did not make the identical mistake as final 12 months. As quickly as I began to dash I felt that I nonetheless had good legs. Winning right here is admittedly nice,” stated Le Lie, who gave a salute on the end to duplicate bull horns, a nod to his nickname “the bull from Lescheret’.
It was the second victory of the season for De Lie, who received every week in the past at Lotto Famenne Ardenne Classic.
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