Ethan Vernon (NSN Pro Cycling) won the opening stage of the Pays de la Loire Tour, the British rider outpacing Erlend Blikra (Uno-X Mobility) to the line in Vertou for his third win of the season.
Another Briton, 21-year-old neo-pro Noah Hobbs (EF Education-EasyPost), beat Paul Penhoët (Groupama-FDJ United) to take the final spot on the podium.
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Xabier Azparren (Pinarello-Q36.5) was joined in the move by Lander Loockx (Unibet Rose Rockets), Gabriele Bessega (Polti-VisitMalta), Santiago Ferraro (Bardiani CSF-7 Saber), Axel van der Tuuk (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Clément Davy (Nice Métropole Côte d’Azur), and Kévin Avoine (Van Rysel-Roubaix).
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