Max Kanter wins the sprint in Montargis and Lamperti holds the yellow jersey
In a messy, tight sprint, Astana's German has started from afar on the finish line and held his lsterketareb head until he raises his arms as a stage winner.
German Max Kanter (Astana) at the finish line.
The German MaxKanter (Astana) won the esprint in the second stage of Paris Nice, between Épône and Montargis (187 km), while the American Lamperti (EF Education) held the yellow jersey.
In a messy and tight sprint, Max Kanter, a former Movistar cyclist, has set off from afar on the finish line and has been able to hold the head of the race until winning the stage, with a time of 4 hours, 25 minutes and 7 seconds, with an average of 42.3 kilometres per hour. This is the third professional victory of the cyclist born in Cottbus 28 years ago.
Second place was for New Zealand Laurence Pithie (Red Bull Bora) and third place for Belgian Jasper Stuyven (Soudal) , while fifth place was for leader Luke Lamperti.
After trying only the German Jasha Sutterlin at the beginning of the stage, the Danish Casper Pedersen (Soudal) and theFrench Le Berre and Vercher TotalEnergies have completed the getaway.
The Dutchman Daan Hoole (Decathlon), a giant nearly 2 metres tall and 84 kilograms tall, has attacked at a rate of more than 52 kilometres per hour, which has deserved a good reward, but has awakened from the dream, less than 600 metres from the finish line.
The team clockthis Wednesday may be the turning point in the Sun Race, as the favorites will appear.
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