The day after the Classic Lorient Agglomerationthe Breton weekend ended this Sunday with the Bretagne Classic. And despite an eventful race, the only classic WorldTour which takes place on French soil (excluding Paris-Roubaix) was played in the sprint, with the victory ofArnaud de Lie ! The Belgian of the Lotto ahead of the Frenchman Emilien Jeannière (Totalnergies) and the Dutchman Olav Kooij (Visma | Lease a Bike).
VIDEO – Images at the start of this Classic Brittany
? #BretagneClassic | ?? Victory of Arnaud de Lie!
? The Belgian wins the Sprint in Costaud in front of Olav Kooij and Émilien Jeannière and confirms his excellent form of the moment! pic.twitter.com/0B80kD32X0
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The summary
The first kilometers are animated, with the creation of the breakaway, where there are 5 men with Oscar Rodriguez (INEOS Grenadiers), Sylvan Dillier (Alpecin-DECEUNINCK), Lewis Askey (Groupama-FDJ), Iker Seminar et Andoni López de Abetxuko (Euskaltel – Euskadi). Behind, it is the training of the favorites who control. And these fugitives were finally resumed 100 kilometers from the finish, while the first attacks are launched. Training UAE Team Emirates XRG is particularly very active. But no one can make the difference. Alone Kasper Asgreen (EF Education-Easypost) manages to create a gap a few terminals later. We now arrive in a flatter part. It rolls less strong in the peloton and the Danish quickly takes 1'30 “in advance.
While we are entering a hilly part 30 kilometers from the finish again, Asgreen is resumed and attacks are launched again. And Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ) manages to make the difference at 17 terminals from the line. The Frenchman takes a little advance and was joined a few minutes later by Maxim van Gils (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), Louis Barré (Intermarché-Wanty) and Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates XRG). But 5 kilometers from the finish, Louis Barré Attack and drop his companions, before being taken up at 3 terminals. Behind, it moves in the peloton, which points to more than 10 seconds, but the head quartet is looking at and is taken up with the red flame. So it will be played with sprint. Olav Kooij (Visma | lease a bike) launches from far away, but Arnaud de Lie (Lotto) is well wedged in his wheel. Overpowered, the Belgian overflows at the right time and deposits Kooij To win this 89th edition. The Dutchman got up in the last meters and took 3rd place, exceeded by Emilien Jeannière (2e, TotalEnergies). Paul Magnier (4e, Soudal Quick-Step) et Biniam Girmay (5th, Intermarché-Wanty) complete the top 5.
Brittany Classic Ouest -France – General classification
