In a massive sprint in Plouay, Arnaud de Lie confirmed his good shape of the moment by winning Brittany Classic ahead of Emilien Jeannière and Olav Kooij.
Arnaud de Lie A Bel-et-Bien found his best form. After having won the Renewi Tour with the gain of the last stage, the sprinter of the Lotto team confirmed this Sunday on the occasion of Brittany Classic. Contested on a demanding course of 261.7 kilometers, the test disputed around Plouay came upon the first hectometers.
Indeed, a breakaway of five runners composed of Sylvan Dillier, Lewis Askey, Oscar Rodriguez, Iker Mintegi and Andoni Lopez of Abetxuko immediately detached to dig a gap under the control of the Tudor, Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe or Lotto teams, having the wish that the victory World Championships. The quintet leak has thus ended at the edge of the last 100 kilometers. But that did not calm down the offensive hints of some. While the UAE Team Emirates-XRG team has tried to revive hostilities.
Madouas and crossed out in the offensive in the final
Isaac del Toro then Brandon McNulty did not hesitate to attack but it was Kasper Asgreen who had the ability to isolate himself alone in the outposts. The Roller of the EF Education-Esypost team was able to take up to a minute and a half ahead of a peloton playing with him. The Danes’ effort continued until the start of the last 30 kilometers of this Classic Brittany. The final saw the runners who are unwilling to see the victory playing in the final packaging playing their all. Valentin Madouas thus took a chance with just over fifteen kilometers to go.
The Olympic vice-champion last year in Paris quickly saw a trio made up of his compatriot Louis Barré, Brandon McNulty and Maxime Van Gils to junction. A group in which the agreement was not ideal. The tricolor runner of the Intermarché-Wanty team took advantage of a moment of floating to leave alone under the banner of the last five kilometers.
Dive
But he was unable to withstand a peloton launched at high speed under the leadership of the sprinters teammates. It was thus taken up 3000 meters from the goal. The expected scenario then took place with a massive peloton that tumbled into the last straight line. Olav Kooij has tried to surprise everyone by launching the sprint from afar but the runner of the Visma-Lease A Bike team ended up stalling.
Arnaud de Lie was able to seize his luck to seek a second victory in the space of a week. In his wheel, Emilien Jeannière takes a very good second place for the Totalnergies team, confirming his beautiful speed qualities, when Olav Kooij completes the podium in front of Paul Magnier. After going through a complicated period due to Lyme disease, Arnaud de Lie becomes the first -rate sprinter again that he could be earlier in his career.
