Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) hit out early but made it stick, holding off Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo) and a late-charging Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) to claim his second consecutive victory in Paris-Tours.
The Frenchman is in the tail end of a successful 2022 season that included three stage wins and the points classification in the Giro d’Italia, and stages in Route d’Occitanie, Tour de Pologne as well as the GP d’Isbergues last month and numerous podium finishes.
More to come.
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