New Zealand veteran Aaron Gate maintained his narrow but sufficient overall lead in the Boucles de la Mayenne in a tense final day of racing, capturing the latest in XDS Astana's seemingly non-stop succession of 2025 triumphs.
2023 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race winner Marius Mayrhofer (Tudor Pro Cycling) captured the final day's honours on a lumpy stage from Javron-les-Chapelles to Laval.
After moving ahead from a break of four with 14 kilometres to go, he crossed the line alone for the second victory of his career, a 34-second cushion on Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) at the head of the bunch.
Article continues belowThis is XDS Astana's 18th win of the season and Gate's third for the WorldTour team since he joined them at the start of 2025.
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