Valentin Retailleau (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) took an ecstatic win on stage 3 of Boucles de la Mayenne from the day’s breakaway, which survived by a handful of metres as Alberto Bettiol (EF Education-EasyPost) confirmed his general victory within the race.
His breakaway companion Gorka Sorarrain (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) took second as Matteo Moschetti (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) took the dash for third as a last-minute crash involving Mathias Norsgaard (Movistar) within the splinters of the breakaway brought on chaos within the lead outs of the finale.
The minor hole on the end did nothing to upset the general common classification, as Bettiol claimed victory forward of Retailleau’s teammate Benoît Cosnefroy by a margin of 23 seconds. Behind them in third, French rider Axel Zingle (Cofidis) was one other 5 seconds again at an general margin of 28 seconds.
“It’s an amazing day as we speak, it’s my first highway victory and only a sensible day,” Retailleau stated after the end. He additionally performed down the influence of crosswinds which had been thought to have upset the principle peloton by means of the day.
It’s the most recent in a powerful profitable streak for Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, which Retailleau praised. “We’ve obtained an amazing feeling, an amazing dynamic within the crew. Lots of onerous work being put in. I do know that Benoît is joyful for me.”
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