Last day in “plain” on this Tour of the future Before starting the mountain! And on the occasion of this 4th stage between Montagnat and Val-Suran (110 km), it was the sprinters who could explain, with the surprise victory of Mathieu Kokelmann ! Luxembourgish has outstripped Mexican during the final sprint Cesar Macias and the Slovenian Anze Ravbar. Despite an animated race, no major change to report in the general classification, since Maxime DECOMBLE (France) keeps his yellow jersey.
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The summary
From the start, attacks are multiplying. The leader Decomble Even try his luck, without success. Eventually, Hugo Aznar (Spain) and Isak Magnusson (Sweden) manage to escape. Jamie Meehan (Ireland) joins them, but Stef Koning (Netherlands) falls and abandons. Ezra Caudell (United States) is also trying to junction, in vain, the peloton, no more than two minutes apart.
In the climb of the Col d'Aubin, placed in mid-Paris, Aznar Accelerates and a new group is formed, but everything is back in order 50 km from the finish. The pace remains high, the attacks follow one another, and Fergus Browning (Australia) manages to take one minute ahead, before being resumed 20 km from the line. 15 km from the finish, a group of around twenty runners stands out, with the yellow jersey Decomblebut the gap does not hold. Despite many attacks, everything will be played with sprint. The Great Britain team is launching for its sprinter Noah Hobbsfavorite of the day, but he finds himself locked up. It is Mathieu Kokelmann (Luxembourg) who takes the opportunity and wins with authority before Mexican Cesar Macias and the Slovenian Anze Ravbar. Decomble Keep his yellow jersey.
