Vansevenant second in the Faun-Ardèche Classic
With Primoz Roglic, Jonas Vingegaard and Julian Alaphilippe, the organization could count on the presence of some toppers in this hilly classic. After the early escapees: Bruno Armirail, Jérémy Cabot and Mathias Le Turnier were picked up, the final erupted, although Alaphilippe and Roglic had already shaken the tree for a while and the peloton had thinned out considerably.
On the Saint Romain de Lerps, 6.3 km at 7%, Sepp Kuss attacked, he was joined by Mauri Vansevenant, Clément Champoussin and Brandon McNulty, among others. The latter did not hesitate and persevered.
Vansevenant wins sprint from Sepp Kuss
He rounded the top with a 15 second bonus and pushed through. The group with Roglic and Alaphilippe followed at half a minute from McNulty. The American did not weaken and soloed to victory. Vansevenant won the sprint for second place from Sepp Kuss three quarters of a minute later.