Not even a mid-race crash may cease French climber Lenny Martínez (Groupama-FDJ) from claiming his fifth victory of the season within the Mercan’Tour Classic Alpes-Maritimes.
In a repeat of their duel within the Tour de Doubs this April, the 20-year-old dropped breakaway companion Clément Berthet (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) with a kilometre to go.
Harm Vanhoucke (Lotto-Dstny) was third on the very mountainous 168.2-kilometre Classic.
But the day belonged to Berthet and Martínez after they attacked on the ultimate ascent, the Col de la Couillole, the place Martinez had crashed early on.
In an exciting duel, Berthet went for it close to the summit, Martínez joined him and went clear excessive, just for Berthet to regain contact as soon as extra, then Martinez to drop him on the end.
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