Étoile de Bessèges: Søren Wærenskjold surprises on stage 2

The second stage of the Etoile de Besseges was taken by Søren Wærenskjold of Uno-X Mobility with an unbelievable dash exhibiting superb pace to beat Arnaud Demare of Arkea-B&B Hotels and Paul Magnier of Soudal-QuickStep to the road. 

The second stage of the Etoile de Besseges 2025 started in Domessargues with a lumpy route of just below 166km to the end in Marguerittes. The 20-year-old French sprinter, Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep), began within the orange chief’s jersey.

A breakaway of 5 riders shaped in a short time with chief of the King of the Mountains, Axandre Van Petegem (Wagner Bazin WB), getting out entrance for a second day in a row. He was joined by Louis Kitzki (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Victor Vercouillie (Flander-Baloise), Yohann Simon (AUB) and Maël Guégan (CIC-U-Nantes). The most hole the break had been allowed was 4 minutes.

The hole was closing quickly however, instantly, a member of the general public got here onto the highway of their automobile and was driving in direction of the peloton. Forcing the peloton to nearly fully cease and inflicting a small crash within the carnage. This meant the break’s hole went as much as over a minute with the chase behind turning into frantic.

Soudal-QuickStep took full management within the closing 4km for the race chief, Magnier, because the race took on extra technical roads. But Ineos led the peloton into the ultimate few hundred metres with Laurance being completely positioned, however to not be. 

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