Marc Sarreau (AG2R Citroën) received the bunch dash to win stage 1 of Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine on Wednesday. Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo) adopted in second a motorcycle size again.
Lorrenzo Manzin (TotalEnergies) moved from fourth to 3rd place after an in depth end with Paul Penhoët of Groupama-FDJ, who was relegated by race officers to a hundred and first place after the race. The bunch dash was a mass of swerving bikes on the slim ending lane, however there was no cause offered at press time for transferring Penhoët from his preliminary third-place place.
The victory on the 193.1km opening stage by Sarraeu marked the five hundredth profession victory for the French staff. He takes the primary chief’s jersey for the four-day race that options 4 highway levels and one time trial.
“I’m very pleased. The staff did an amazing job. We knew from Oliver [Naesen] that it was essential to be effectively positioned on the level of the final roundabout however that a very powerful factor was the launching. He dropped me off at 250m and I used to be in a position to hold all my pace; it was good,” Sarreau stated.
“It has been two years that I’ve had a succession of difficulties. It is irritating for me and for the staff. So, I am pleased to be again on the trail to victory however I hope it is solely the beginning of an excellent interval. There are nonetheless a number of alternatives to win this week so we are going to attempt to proceed on this course and defend the chief’s jersey.”
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