Gaviria wins second victory on Tour, Van Avermaet stays in yellow

Fernando Gaviria (Quick Step) emerged on the superb peninsula Rhuys between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Morbihan. He preceded Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Andre Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) at the end of the longest straight finish line of this 105th edition. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) retains the yellow leader jersey

A few hours before the highly anticipated France-Belgium, the riders of the Grand Loop symbolically launched the World Cup semi-final. As regards the composition of the breakaway, it is the parity of two Belgians ( Guillaume Van Keirsbulck and Dimitri Claeys ) and two Frenchmen ( Jérôme Cousin and Anthony Perez ). The peloton, led by Van Avermaet's BMC controlled remotely before accelerating in the last 100 kilometers.

The epilogue of this new version of " cat and mouse " was expected, he did not surprise. Even though Tim Declercq and the Quick Step had to work hard to get back. By dint of playing with fire, the teams of sprinters have almost been trapped. The four breakaways shared the bonuses (Van Keirsbulck) and the point of the climber (Perez). They managed their efforts well and made the peloton doubt before being resumed … under the red flame.

The sprinters were able to explain themselves in a final again marked by a fall with some big names ( Uran Zakarin Benoot ). Fernando Gaviria (Quick Step), well started by his teammates, confirmed his superiority. He won his second success on this Great Loop. Andre Greipel launched from a distance but was a little crushed and was pbaded by the Colombian and Sagan