Feillu takes final stage of Limousin

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Romain Feillu (Agritubel) won the sprint at the end of the final stage of the Tour du Limousin from Châlus to Limoges ahead of Pierrick Fedrigo (BBox Bouygues Telecom) and Paul Martens (Rabobank) in the sprint.

Overnight race leader Mathieu Perget (Caisse d'Epargne) maintained his three-second advantage over teammate David Arroyo to win the overall classification. Xavier Florencio (Cervelo TestTeam) finished third overall, 23 seconds behind Perget.

A group of seven riders established an early break, but Caisse d'Epargne controlled the race for its two riders in the top two of the general classification. The break was caught during the final circuits, which set up the peloton for a mass sprint.

The overall win was the 24-year-old's first since Perget turned professional in 2006. He also took the best young rider classification and the points classification.

"I never doubted that this day, for which I've been waiting a long time, would come some day," said Perget. "Yesterday I started believing it was very close. Nevertheless, I decided to remain very calm because in spite of the fact that I had a rather comfortable lead in the general classification and a strong team to support me, one never knows what can happen before the finish.

"I am a rider who goes with the breakaways every time there is an opportunity, hoping a good result will follow. This time I did it!"

Perget's teammate David Arroyo was second overall.

"I did not expect this strong performance. Before this race, my training had slackened, but the rest was good, and I've been more relaxed and refreshed," said Arroyo.

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