Neo-pro Vauquelin shines for Arkéa-Samsic on Oman's Green Mountain

Kevin Vauquelin (Akrea-Samsic)
Kevin Vauquelin (Akrea-Samsic) (Image credit: Getty Images)

Monday's penultimate stage of the Tour of Oman on Green Mountain saw Jan Hirt (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert) storm to the stage win and, likely, overall glory, but it was a good day out for French squad Arkéa-Samsic, too.

The team went into the queen stage with team leader Elie Gesbert having dropped three places to sixth after suffering in the heat on stage 4, while next-best rider Kévin Vauquelin, lay 19th after taking a podium spot in Muscat, albeit over a minute behind stage winner Fausto Masnada (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl).

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