Sarah Roy (Cofidis) secured the stage 2 victory on the Bretagne Ladies Tour after profitable the breakaway dash in Morlaix.
Roy was a part of a five-rider transfer that fashioned within the final 30km of the stage on the shorter ending circuits. The breakaway initially gained a minute on the chasing area, however the hole was slashed within the closing kilometres they usually narrowly held off the charing peloton with Roy taking the win forward of Sanne Cant (Fenix-Deceuninck) and Alessia Vigilia (FDJ-SUEZ).
Grace Brown (FDJ-SUEZ) continues because the race chief, having come into the stage with a lead of 1:11 over her teammate Vigilia.
The second and penultimate stage on the Bretagne Ladies Tour provided a 138.2km race from Plouigneau to Morlaix, a lumpy route that completed on 5 shorter circuits.
Pauline Allin (Cynisca Cycling) initiated the transfer of the day with a protracted solo assault earlier than she was joined by chasers Amber Kraak (FDJ-SUEZ), Evy Kuijpers (Fenix-Deceuninck), Michaela Drummond (Arkéa-B&B Hotels), Hannah Ludwig (Cofidis), and Valerie Demey (VolkerWessels) because the race entered the circuits.
The breakaway was caught, and the lead group reshuffled within the remaining three circuits with Demey, Sanne Cant and Evy Kuijpers (Fenix-Deceuninck), Sarah Roy (Cofidis) and Alessia Vigilia (FDJ-SUEZ) that gained one minute on the peloton inside 15km to go.
The hole dropped to 30 seconds inside the ultimate eight kilometres, however the 5 riders continued to work nicely collectively in pursuit of the end line. The breakaway started taking part in a tactical sport for the stage win drew nearer to the end, every rider trying over her shoulder to see a charging peloton behind.
As the breakaway rounded the ultimate bends of the circuit to wind up their respective sprints, Roy proved quickest, crossing the road with the stage win in Morlaix.
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