Riley Pickrell (Canada) won the bunch sprint to take the stage 2 win at the Tour de l'Avenir. Fastest to the line in Chinon, Pickrell won the sprint ahead of Radoslaw Fratczak (Poland) and Rotem Tene (Israel).
Stage 1 winner and overnight leader Anders Foldager (Denmark) formed part of the day's breakaway that did not succeed in to Chinon. He finished more than seven minutes behind the peloton, and Michał Pomorski (Poland) took over the race lead.
Results
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Former mountain bike World Champion set to line up at UCI Gravel Worlds in Nannup, while USPro U23 ITT champion DQ'd at FoCo Fondo - Gravel Bits
Lauren Stephens wins third consecutive Fort Collins gravel race while Caleb Bottcher earns elite men's race win after solo ride by Kreikemeier nullified by disqualification -
'There's no time for nostalgia' - Increasingly fraught fight for last-chance breaks in Tour de France keep 2026 retiree Ion Izagirre focused on race
Cofidis racer, 37, just four days away from completing 12th and final Tour of his career, but still determined to go out on a high note -
'It's hard to deal with' - Tour de France stage winner Jasper Philipsen opens up on struggle against pressure of expectations
Alpecin-Premier Tech co-leader claims first victory after several top fives this year and acknowledges 'Van der Poel is very important' for all 11 career stage victories at the Tour -
'I completely messed up' – Devastated Michael Matthews saw a chance to win for his family at the Tour de France
'We debrief the race, we say what we want to say in the debrief, we have 12 hours to get over it, and then we move on,' says Australian
