Matthew Riccitello (Decathlon CMA CGM) soloed to victory atop the Mont Poupet, celebrating the sixth victory of his professional career at the Tour du Jura Cycliste.
His teammate Léo Bisiaux out-sprinted Jordan Jegat (TotalEnergies) for a Decathlon 1-2.
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“It was good for Nico and Leo to be aggressive at the in the first parts of the climb. And then I knew I had good legs. So, with three and a half K to go after Léo accelerated, I just thought I would attack just go as hard as I could to the finish. I thought if I got a gap, I could hold it. It wasn’t easy. Jegat was strong behind, but I had good legs today.”
After a rapid start with numerous attacks, a seven-man breakaway finally went clear after almost 50 kilometres. The move included continental riders Antoine Raugel (Van Rysel Roubaix), Théo Delacroix (St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93), Victor Jean (Elite Fondations), Hugo Lennartsson (Lucky Sport), Quentin Bezza (SCO Dijon), and Rémi Lelandais (Bourg-en-Bresse Ain).
Having enjoyed a three- to four-minute lead for 100 kilometres, the move finally came apart on the Côte de Thésy with 35km to go, leaving only Jean at the front chased by two attackers from the peloton, Louis Roland (Cofidis) and Mattéo Vercher (TotalEnergies). The three riders joined up with 20km to go, and then Vercher left Roland and Jean behind on an uncategorized climb with 11km to go as the peloton were 50 seconds behind.
Oddly, TotalEnergies led the chase of Prodhomme but only succeeded in nullifying the advantage of their teammate after reeling in the Decathlon rider. With 3km to go to the summit, Matthew Riccitello attacked and opened up a solid gap, with Vercher now…
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