Paul Penhoët (Groupama-FDJ) won stage 2 of the Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle Aquitaine with a final acceleration at the line in Bressuire.
From a 16-rider front group, Romain Cardis (St Michel-Mavic-Auber93) and Valentin Retailleau (AG2R Citroën) finished two seconds back for second and third, respectively.
Results
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'Probably a mistake' – Tom Pidcock tumbles back down the Tour de France top 10 after more breakaway antics
Briton manages to infiltrate another breakaway but pays the price -
Tour de France GC standings: Race leader extends gaps as maiden Col du Haag climb tightens battle for podium
Tom Pidcock drops to ninth as Tadej Pogačar increases lead to 4:30 on Jonas Vingegaard -
As it happened: GC drama on the slopes of the Col du Haag during stage 14 of the Tour de France
Starting in Mulhouse, the 155.3km stage 14 packs 3,800 metres of climbing into a stage short on distance but unrelenting in difficulty, and very likely the moment the GC battle truly ignites at Le Markstein -
Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar’s late attack on Col du Haag nabs solo stage 14 win as Isaac del Toro outsprints Paul Seixas and Jonas Vingegaard to take second
Race leader extends his overall lead, as battle for GC podium tightens while Tom Pidcock drops to ninth on GC
