Paris-Nice 2022 – Stage 2 [LAST 10 KM]

March 7, 2022

Paris-Nice 2022 – Stage 2 – Auffargis – Orléans : 159,2 km

Before the globalisation of the cycling calendar, Paris-Nice marked the beginning of a new cycling season and the start of a long. As it usually falls in early March, the race also marks a symbolic shift from winter to spring. This seasonal transition is what characterises the week-long stage race and why many nickname it ‘The Race to the Sun’. Since its first edition in 1933, Paris-Nice has been regarded as one of the most prestigious stage races on the annual cycling calendar. In fact, outside of the Tour it’s probably the biggest multi-day race in France and one of the events that home riders spend their whole careers trying to win. The format and flavour of the race has chopped and changed over its 89-year history, but for the most part it has followed a tried and tested formula of seven road stages and one – often decisive – individual time trial. Wind-battered stages through France’s central hinterland characterise the first half of the race and give the Classics specialists and hardy rouleurs a chance to shine. The mountains then start to rear their heads as the race skirts Provence and heads ever closer to the finish in Nice. It’s then on the final stage, in the capital of the French Riviera, where the race routinely draws to a dramatic close.

Fabio Jakobsen (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) outsprinted Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) from a severely reduced front group to win stage 2 of Paris-Nice after the peloton was scattered into echelons on the road to Orléans. Christophe Laporte placed third to retain the yellow jersey, while his Jumbo-Visma teammate Primož Roglič finished safely at the head of the race to remain in prime position to claim overall victory.

The combination of flat, exposed roads and a stiff easterly breeze meant that echelons were an occupational hazard on stage 2. After some early splits were loosely stitched back together, the decisive sundering of the peloton took place with a shade under 70km remaining, as sizeable delegations from Jumbo-Visma and QuickStep-AlphaVinyl massed at the front.

Despite some missteps, most of the GC contenders eventually scrambled their way across to the 40-strong yellow jersey group, but there were some notable exceptions as both crashes and crosswinds disseminated panic. Defending champion Max Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe), Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) and Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) both lost 1:29, and João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) conceded 1:53, while David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) crashed and came in dead last, almost 10 minutes down.

After a period of 20km or so of unbridled chaos, where groups seemed to split apart almost as soon as they formed, the race took on some semblance of shape in the final hour, with Jumbo-Visma, aided by Ineos and later by Bahrain Victorious, helping to keep the leaders clear of their pursuers.

Stefan Bissegger (EF Education-EasyPost) showcased his strength with a determined solo effort inside the final 7km, but the Swiss rider was eventually brought to heel when QuickStep-AlphaVinyl brought their collective might to bear with 3km to go.

After an interminable turn from Yves Lampaert, Zdenek Stybar took over beneath the flamme rouge, although QuickStep’s plan didn’t run entirely to script as Laporte brought Van Aert to the front with a ferocious acceleration within sight of the line.

Jakobsen didn’t miss a beat, however, and the Dutchman kicked for home at more or less the same time as Van Aert. He unfurled a crisp sprint to notch up his sixth win of 2022, while Van Aert had to settle for second. Laporte, meanwhile, fended off Luka Mezgec (BikeExchange-Jayco) to take third, while Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) took fifth.

“We love echelons at Quickstep and we were in with four guys. I’m just happy I could finish it off for the team,” said Jakobsen, who signalled the strength of Van Aert, Laporte and Roglič, the top three from stage 1.

“I have to say, the boys from Jumbo were again with three among the strongest. It definitely was not easy, but like I said, we love echelons and we had a lot of motivation before the stage. Even though the legs hurt during 60km of full gas, we could still make it.”

In the overall standings, Laporte retains the yellow jersey with a lead of 5 seconds over his teammate Van Aert, while Roglič is now third at 11 seconds.

As is usually his wont on occasions such as this, Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic) was always well positioned amid the chaos, and he remains 28 seconds down on Roglič. Other GC men to make the front group included Ben O’Connor (AG2R-Citroën), Adam Yates, Dani Martinez (Ineos), Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe), Simon Yates (BikeExchange-Jayco) and Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious), and they all lie on the same time as Quintana in the overall standings.

How it unfolded
The day’s two climbs came in the first 18km of racing, and so there was little surprise when king of the mountains Matthew Holmes (Lottto Soudal) escaped from the peloton to claim maximum points on the Côte des 17 Tournants and the Côte de Choisel. The Briton was joined in his endeavour by teammate Philippe Gilbert and Alexis Gougeard (B&B Hotels-KTM), and the trio established a maximum lead of more than 6 minutes on the peloton before it contracted sharply amid the flurry of attacking provoked by the crosswinds.

The early stages were also marked by series of crashes, with Wout van Aert among those involved, though the Belgian showed few ill effects as he rejoined the peloton. Meanwhile, a speculative attempt at echelon formation by Trek-Segafredo with over 100km to go was a foretaste of what was to ensue on the exposed road southwards.

The tension ratcheted up in earnest as the first key splits opened with 90km to go, and the scramble for positions was exacerbated further by a crash that saw Gaudu and Matteo Trentin (UAE Emirates) among the fallers. Roglič and his Jumbo-Visma guard were always present at the front, as the bunch splintered and reformed amid attack and counter-attack.

The definitive split took shape with a shade over 70km to go, with Jumbo-Visma, QuickStep-AlphaVinyl and – after a brief stumble – Ineos leading a group of 25 or so riders that also included Quintana, O’Connor and Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ).

Simon Yates, Vlasov, Haig and Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe), meanwhile, were part of a 15-strong group that gave chase at almost 20km, grimly closing a gap of 50 seconds to rejoin the front of the race.

Further back, McNulty, who was caught up behind a crash, Schachmann and Guillaume Martin were engaged in a pursuit of their own, but theirs was always likely to be an exercise in damage limitation. At one point, they were two minutes down, a gap the closed to 1:29 by the finish, but their hopes of overall victory look to have evaporated.

Some momentum was undoubtedly lost in the front group amid the changes of direction on the run-in to Orléans. QuickStep were already thinking of saving men to lead out Jakobsen’s sprint and perhaps few were minded to force the pace with Jumbo-Visma’s collective strength for company, although delegations from Bahrain Victorious and AG2R helped to ensure that a chasing group containing Groenewegen didn’t latch back on before the sprint. The chasers were hindered, too, by a late crash that saw Matteo Jorgensen (Movistar) get tangled up with Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo).

Bissegger made two attempts to upset the sprinters in the finale, first jumping clear with Küng, Laporte and Gilbert, and then surging clear alone, but Lampaert helped to make sure Jakobsen was sprinting for the win.

Results :
1 Fabio Jakobsen (Ned) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 3:22:54
2 Wout Van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma
3 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Jumbo-Visma
4 Luka Mezgec (Slo) BikeExchange-Jayco
5 Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo
6 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo
7 Luca Mozzato (Ita) B&B Hotels-KTM
8 Juan Sebastian Molano Benavides (Col) UAE Team Emirates
9 Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R Citroen Team
10 Cees Bol (Ned) Team DSM
11 Kévin Geniets (Lux) Groupama-FDJ
12 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Cofidis
13 Franck Bonnamour (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM
14 Stan Dewulf (Bel) AG2R Citroen Team
15 Stefan Küng (Swi) Groupama-FDJ
16 Ben O’Connor (Aus) AG2R Citroen Team
17 Nairo Quintana (Col) Arkea-Samsic
18 Florian Senechal (Fra) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
19 Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team DSM
20 Silvan Dillier (Swi) Alpecin-Fenix
21 Pierre Latour (Fra) TotalEnergies
22 Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Bora-Hansgrohe
23 Adam Yates (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers
24 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
25 Daniel Martinez Poveda (Col) Ineos Grenadiers
26 Clément Champoussin (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team
27 Jack Haig (Aus) Bahrain Victorious
28 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Jumbo-Visma
29 Simon Yates (GBr) BikeExchange-Jayco
30 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Lotto Soudal
31 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Bahrain Victorious
32 Fabien Doubey (Fra) TotalEnergies
33 Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe
34 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM
35 Stefan Bissegger (Swi) EF Education-EasyPost
36 Matis Louvel (Fra) Arkea-Samsic
37 Luke Rowe (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 0:00:26
38 Yves Lampaert (Bel) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
39 Ryan Mullen (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe
40 Alexis Gougeard (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM
41 Niccolò Bonifazio (Ita) TotalEnergies 0:00:38
42 Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Israel-Premier Tech
43 Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Alpecin-Fenix
44 Aurélien Paret Peintre (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team
45 Amaury Capiot (Bel) Arkea-Samsic
46 Julius van den Berg (Ned) EF Education-EasyPost
47 Hugo Houle (Can) Israel-Premier Tech
48 David de la Cruz (Spa) Astana Qazaqstan Team
49 Owain Doull (GBr) EF Education-EasyPost
50 John Degenkolb (Ger) Team DSM
51 Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal
52 Luke Durbridge (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco
53 Ion Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Cofidis
54 Rein Taaramäe (Est) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
55 Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis
56 Mike Teunissen (Ned) Jumbo-Visma
57 Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers
58 Matthew Holmes (GBr) Lotto Soudal 0:00:43
59 Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Jumbo-Visma
60 Damien Touze (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team
61 Ivan Garcia Cortina (Spa) Movistar Team 0:01:29
62 Matteo Jorgenson (USA) Movistar Team
63 Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education-EasyPost
64 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis
65 Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
66 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
67 Johan Jacobs (Swi) Movistar Team
68 Maximilian Walscheid (Ger) Cofidis
69 Fabio Felline (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan Team
70 Yevgeniy Fedorov (Kaz) Astana Qazaqstan Team
71 Fred Wright (GBr) Bahrain Victorious
72 Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates
73 Biniam Girmay (Eri) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
74 Mauri Vansevenant (Bel) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
75 Connor Swift (GBr) Arkea-Samsic
76 Alex Kirsch (Lux) Trek-Segafredo
77 Andreas Leknessund (Nor) Team DSM 0:01:37
78 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) EF Education-EasyPost 0:01:39
79 Albert Torres Barcelo (Spa) Movistar Team
80 Jordi Warlop (Bel) B&B Hotels-KTM
81 João Almeida (Por) UAE Team Emirates 0:01:53
82 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Jumbo-Visma 0:04:47
83 Loïc Vliegen (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux 0:06:43
84 Quentin Pacher (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
85 Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) EF Education-EasyPost
86 Tobias Bayer (Aut) Alpecin-Fenix
87 Nils Politt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
88 Mathieu Burgaudeau (Fra) TotalEnergies
89 Laurent Pichon (Fra) Arkea-Samsic
90 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team
91 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
92 Sébastien Grignard (Bel) Lotto Soudal
93 Victor Koretzky (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM
94 Tom Bohli (Swi) Cofidis
95 Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) TotalEnergies
96 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) TotalEnergies
97 Domen Novak (Slo) Bahrain Victorious
98 Stefan De Bod (RSA) Astana Qazaqstan Team
99 Nico Denz (Ger) Team DSM
100 Georg Zimmermann (Ger) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
101 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team
102 Senne Leysen (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix
103 Lucas Hamilton (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco
104 Nicholas Schultz (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco
105 Simon Geschke (Ger) Cofidis
106 Rohan Dennis (Aus) Jumbo-Visma
107 Andrey Amador (CRc) Ineos Grenadiers
108 Omar Fraile Matarranz (Spa) Ineos Grenadiers
109 Steff Cras (Bel) Lotto Soudal
110 Wout Poels (Ned) Bahrain Victorious
111 Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Trek-Segafredo
112 Simon Guglielmi (Fra) Arkea-Samsic
113 Aimé De Gendt (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
114 Alexys Brunel (Fra) UAE Team Emirates
115 Gino Mäder (Swi) Bahrain Victorious
116 Danny van Poppel (Ned) Bora-Hansgrohe
117 Jay Vine (Aus) Alpecin-Fenix
118 Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates
119 Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Movistar Team
120 Campbell Stewart (NZl) BikeExchange-Jayco
121 Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) BikeExchange-Jayco
122 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel-Premier Tech
123 Kevin Vermaerke (USA) Team DSM 0:09:07
124 Simon Carr (GBr) EF Education-EasyPost
125 Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
126 Dorian Godon (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team
127 Markus Hoelgaard (Nor) Trek-Segafredo
128 Finn Fisher-Black (NZl) UAE Team Emirates
129 Ethan Hayter (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers
130 Olivier Le Gac (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
131 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal
132 Michael Mørkøv (Den) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
133 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Arkea-Samsic
134 Valentin Madouas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
135 Michael Storer (Aus) Groupama-FDJ
136 Carl Fredrik Hagen (Nor) Israel-Premier Tech
137 Harm Vanhoucke (Bel) Lotto Soudal
138 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Qazaqstan Team
139 Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM
140 Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix
141 Anthony Turgis (Fra) TotalEnergies
142 Matteo Trentin (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
143 James Piccoli (Can) Israel-Premier Tech
144 Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo
145 Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
146 Jasper Philipsen (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix 0:09:16
147 Samuele Battistella (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan Team 0:09:37
148 Yuriy Natarov (Kaz) Astana Qazaqstan Team 0:09:47
149 David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:09:52
DNS Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain Victorious
DNF Nils Eekhoff (Ned) Team DSM
DNS Rudy Barbier (Fra) Israel-Premier Tech
DNF Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Israel-Premier Tech

General Classification after Stage 2 :
1 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Jumbo-Visma 7:11:15
2 Wout Van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma 0:00:05
3 Primoz Roglic (Slo) Jumbo-Visma 0:00:11
4 Pierre Latour (Fra) TotalEnergies 0:00:36
5 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 0:00:38
6 Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:39
7 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo
8 Florian Senechal (Fra) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
9 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Cofidis
10 Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Bora-Hansgrohe
11 Ben O’Connor (Aus) AG2R Citroen Team
12 Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team DSM
13 Nairo Quintana (Col) Arkea-Samsic
14 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Bahrain Victorious
15 Jack Haig (Aus) Bahrain Victorious
16 Stan Dewulf (Bel) AG2R Citroen Team
17 Adam Yates (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers
18 Daniel Martinez Poveda (Col) Ineos Grenadiers
19 Clément Champoussin (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team
20 Simon Yates (GBr) BikeExchange-Jayco
21 Luka Mezgec (Slo) BikeExchange-Jayco 0:00:53
22 Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R Citroen Team
23 Juan Sebastian Molano Benavides (Col) UAE Team Emirates
24 Stefan Bissegger (Swi) EF Education-EasyPost
25 Silvan Dillier (Swi) Alpecin-Fenix 0:01:03
26 Fabien Doubey (Fra) TotalEnergies
27 Luca Mozzato (Ita) B&B Hotels-KTM 0:01:13
28 Amaury Capiot (Bel) Arkea-Samsic 0:01:17
29 Aurélien Paret Peintre (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team
30 Hugo Houle (Can) Israel-Premier Tech
31 David de la Cruz (Spa) Astana Qazaqstan Team
32 Ion Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Cofidis
33 Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Ineos Grenadiers
34 Damien Touze (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team 0:01:22
35 Fabio Jakobsen (Ned) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 0:01:29
36 Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) Alpecin-Fenix 0:01:31
37 Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Israel-Premier Tech 0:01:39
38 Ivan Garcia Cortina (Spa) Movistar Team 0:02:08
39 Fred Wright (GBr) Bahrain Victorious
40 Biniam Girmay (Eri) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
41 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
42 Matteo Jorgenson (USA) Movistar Team
43 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis
44 Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education-EasyPost
45 Brandon McNulty (USA) UAE Team Emirates
46 Mauri Vansevenant (Bel) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
47 Andreas Leknessund (Nor) Team DSM 0:02:16
48 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:02:19
49 Yves Lampaert (Bel) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 0:02:21
50 Stefan Küng (Swi) Groupama-FDJ
51 Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe
52 Alex Kirsch (Lux) Trek-Segafredo
53 Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:02:22
54 João Almeida (Por) UAE Team Emirates 0:02:32
55 Johan Jacobs (Swi) Movistar Team
56 Ryan Mullen (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:02:47
57 John Degenkolb (Ger) Team DSM 0:02:59
58 Julius van den Berg (Ned) EF Education-EasyPost
59 Niccolò Bonifazio (Ita) TotalEnergies
60 Ruben Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis
61 Luke Durbridge (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco
62 Rein Taaramäe (Est) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
63 Mike Teunissen (Ned) Jumbo-Visma
64 Nathan Van Hooydonck (Bel) Jumbo-Visma 0:03:04
65 Connor Swift (GBr) Arkea-Samsic 0:03:34
66 Owain Doull (GBr) EF Education-EasyPost 0:03:38
67 Yevgeniy Fedorov (Kaz) Astana Qazaqstan Team 0:03:44
68 Fabio Felline (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan Team 0:03:50
69 Jordi Warlop (Bel) B&B Hotels-KTM 0:04:00
70 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) EF Education-EasyPost
71 Alexis Gougeard (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM 0:04:09
72 Maximilian Walscheid (Ger) Cofidis 0:04:29
73 Matthew Holmes (GBr) Lotto Soudal 0:04:31
74 Albert Torres Barcelo (Spa) Movistar Team 0:04:39
75 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Jumbo-Visma 0:05:40
76 Franck Bonnamour (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM 0:06:58
77 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM
78 Matis Louvel (Fra) Arkea-Samsic
79 Cees Bol (Ned) Team DSM 0:07:03
80 Kévin Geniets (Lux) Groupama-FDJ
81 Quentin Pacher (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:07:22
82 Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Movistar Team
83 Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) TotalEnergies
84 Georg Zimmermann (Ger) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
85 Steff Cras (Bel) Lotto Soudal
86 Wout Poels (Ned) Bahrain Victorious
87 Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Movistar Team
88 Simon Geschke (Ger) Cofidis
89 Jan Polanc (Slo) UAE Team Emirates
90 Luke Rowe (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers 0:07:29
91 Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:07:33
92 Danny van Poppel (Ned) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:07:36
93 Gino Mäder (Swi) Bahrain Victorious
94 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Israel-Premier Tech 0:08:35
95 Nils Politt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:09:04
96 Loïc Vliegen (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
97 Sébastien Grignard (Bel) Lotto Soudal
98 Laurent Pichon (Fra) Arkea-Samsic
99 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) TotalEnergies
100 Mathieu Burgaudeau (Fra) TotalEnergies
101 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar Team
102 Nicholas Schultz (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco
103 Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) BikeExchange-Jayco
104 Jay Vine (Aus) Alpecin-Fenix
105 Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) EF Education-EasyPost 0:09:43
106 Tom Bohli (Swi) Cofidis
107 Stefan De Bod (RSA) Astana Qazaqstan Team
108 Anthony Turgis (Fra) TotalEnergies 0:09:46
109 Valentin Madouas (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
110 Jasper Philipsen (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix 0:09:55
111 Dorian Godon (Fra) AG2R Citroen Team 0:10:00
112 Carl Fredrik Hagen (Nor) Israel-Premier Tech
113 Samuele Battistella (Ita) Astana Qazaqstan Team 0:10:16
114 David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:10:31
115 Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Trek-Segafredo 0:10:32
116 Kevin Vermaerke (USA) Team DSM 0:11:28
117 Jérémy Lecroq (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM
118 Simon Carr (GBr) EF Education-EasyPost
119 Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo
120 Jonas Rickaert (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix
121 Harm Vanhoucke (Bel) Lotto Soudal
122 Olivier Le Gac (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:12:07
123 Matteo Trentin (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
124 James Piccoli (Can) Israel-Premier Tech
125 Tobias Bayer (Aut) Alpecin-Fenix 0:12:19
126 Senne Leysen (Bel) Alpecin-Fenix
127 Rohan Dennis (Aus) Jumbo-Visma 0:13:32
128 Victor Koretzky (Fra) B&B Hotels-KTM 0:13:41
129 Lucas Hamilton (Aus) BikeExchange-Jayco
130 Domen Novak (Slo) Bahrain Victorious
131 Aimé De Gendt (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
132 Iljo Keisse (Bel) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team 0:13:46
133 Nico Denz (Ger) Team DSM
134 Andrey Amador (CRc) Ineos Grenadiers
135 Omar Fraile Matarranz (Spa) Ineos Grenadiers
136 Simon Guglielmi (Fra) Arkea-Samsic
137 Campbell Stewart (NZl) BikeExchange-Jayco
138 Alexys Brunel (Fra) UAE Team Emirates
139 Markus Hoelgaard (Nor) Trek-Segafredo 0:16:05
140 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Arkea-Samsic
141 Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
142 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal
143 Michael Storer (Aus) Groupama-FDJ
144 Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
145 Finn Fisher-Black (NZl) UAE Team Emirates 0:16:10
146 Ethan Hayter (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers
147 Michael Mørkøv (Den) Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
148 Yuriy Natarov (Kaz) Astana Qazaqstan Team 0:16:45
149 Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Qazaqstan Team 0:18:17