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Marijn van den Berg (EF Training-EasyPost) received the opening stage of the Région Pays de la Loire Tour in Saint-Jean-de-Monts, besting Jon Aberasturi (Euskaltel-Euskadi) in a photograph end bunch dash. David Dekker (Arkéa-B&B Motels) was third.
A day’s breakaway composed of Declan Irvine (Novo Nordisk), Louka Matthys (Bingoal WB) and Jean-Louis Le Ny (Good Métropole Côte d’Azur) escaped early on the stage however the sprinters’ groups stored their lead underneath management.
The trio managed a lead of 5 minutes however they have been reeled in earlier than one other trio to flee: Darren Rafferty (EF Training-EasyPost), Kévin Ledanois (Arkéa-B&B Motels) and Rait Ärm (Van Rysel-Roubaix).
That transfer got here again, too, earlier than the ultimate 10 kilometres. Regardless of just a few riders attempting to foil the sprinters, the race was all collectively for the bunch gallop. Van den Berg began the dash however noticed Aberasturi arising quick from the center of the peloton. After a frantic bike throw and a photograph end, the jury declared Van den Berg the winner and first chief of the race.
“I didn’t see who had received so I used to be ready for the photograph end,” Van den Berg mentioned. “We needed to await the photograph end. I got here slightly bit early and I noticed him coming and had not a lot left, so I simply jumped. I noticed that he dropped slightly little bit of velocity, so threw my bike. I had skilled on that fairly a bit. I’m tremendous pleased with this win.”
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