Kooij strongest in carbon-copy of stage 1 sprint
Six in the front
The real start was given at 11:55 to 145 riders. Andrea Piccolo (EF-Easypost) did not start and Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) did not take the real start. Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies), who lives in the area, attacked straightaway. He was rapidly joined by five other riders, his team-mate Sandy Dujardin, Alexis Gougeard (Cofidis), Dries de Bondt (Decathlon-Ag2R),...