Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny) held off chasers within the ultimate dash to win the 2024 Tro-Bro Léon on Sunday, simply someday after completing 3rd at Grand Prix Morbihan. Clément Venturini (Arkéa B&B Resorts) completed 2nd whilst Pierre Gautherat (Décathlon AG2R Los angeles Mondiale) held off a surging Riley Sheehan (Israel-Premier Tech) for the overall spot at the podium.
The 22-year-old Belgian overcame two punctures within the 203.6km race, the undulating terrain starting from Le Carpont Plouguin this yr and punctuated with 29 sectors of unpaved filth roads that added as much as 34.6 kilometres.
Seven riders were given away for the day’s breakaway – Alexander Konijn (Great Métropole Côte d’Azur), Aaron Gate (Burgo-BH), Kévin Avoine (Van Rysel-Roubaix), Danny Van Der Tuuk (Equipo Kern Pharma), Antoine Hue (CIC U Nantes Atlantique), Gorka Izagirre (Cofidis) and Morné Van Niekerk (St Michel-Mavic-Auber93). Van Niekerk used to be the overall rider stuck, with De Lie attacking on the entrance with simply 6.5km from the end in Lannils.
De Lie needed to kick to the entrance once more with 1km to move as a chase team closed him down and he hung on for the win. Remaining yr De Lie completed 2nd to Giacomo Nizzolo within the dash.
”I did not make the similar mistake as closing yr. Once I began to dash I felt that I nonetheless had excellent legs. Profitable here’s actually nice,” stated Le Lie, who gave a salute on the end to copy bull horns, a nod to his nickname “the bull from Lescheret’.
It used to be the second one victory of the season for De Lie, who received per week in the past at Lotto Famenne Ardenne Vintage.
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