Christophe Laporte (France) secured a hard-fought victory to win the elite men’s road race title at the UEC Road European Championships.
The Frenchman attacked with 12km to go and narrowly held off a three-rider charge from behind led by Wout van Aert (Belgium).
As Van Aert reconnected with Laporte’s back wheel in the final metres, the two sprinted for the line, with Laporte holding on for the win atop the Col du Vam. Olav Kooij (Netherlands) finished third, and Arnaud De Lie (Belgium) fourth.
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