Young wins GP Saguenay opener

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Optum rider tops Verschoor, Naud

Optum's Eric Young in the green jersey

Optum's Eric Young in the green jersey (Image credit: Jonathan Devich)

Eric Young (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) won the opening stage of the Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay in La Baie, Quebec, on Thursday. He won a bunch sprint ahead of Martijn Verschoor (Novo Nordisk) and Pierrick Naud (Garneau-Quebecor). 

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#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Eric Young (USA) Optum P/B Kelly Benefit Strategies
2Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Novo Nordisk
3Pierrick Naud (Can) Garneau-Québecor
4Jure Kocjan (Slo) Smartstop
5Leonardo Pinizzotto (ITA) Amore & Vita
6Andersen Asbjorn Kragh (Den) Christina Watches
7Luca Benedetti (ITA) Amore & Vita
8Anatoliy Pakhtusov (UKR) ISD Continental
9Eric Marcotte (USA) Smartstop
10Aurélien Passeron (Fra) Silber Pro Cycling Team
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General classification after stage 1
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Eric Young (USA) Optum P/B Kelly Benefit Strategies
2Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Novo Nordisk
3Pierrick Naud (Can) Garneau-Québecor
4Jure Kocjan (Slo) Smartstop
5James Stemper (USA) 5 Hour Energy P/B Kenda
6Luis Romero Amaran (Cub) Jamis Hagens Berman
7Ian Crane (USA) Jamis Hagens Berman
8Bruno Langlois (Can) 5 Hour Energy P/B Kenda
9Jacob Rathe (USA) Jellybelly P/B Maxxis
10Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Jellybelly P/B Maxxis

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