Marc Sarreau (AG2R Citroën Team) won in the sprint, this Tuesday, the first stage of the Tour Poitou-Charentes in New Aquitaine (2.1), disputed between Chauray (Deux-Sèvres) and Périgny (Charente-Maritime) over a distance of 193, 1 kilometer. He preceded Edward Theuns (Trek-Segafredo) of a good bike on the finish line.
During a calm day, without difficulty, with the landscapes of the Poitevin marshes as a backdrop, the peloton ended up resuming the last breakaways of the day 5 km from the finish. six men occupied the front of the race on Tuesday: Sergio Martin Galan (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Emils Liepins (Trek-Segafredo), Fabien Grellier (TotalEnergies), Axel Laurance (B&B Hôtels-KTM), Jordan Jegat (Team U Nantes Atlantique) and Tristan Delacroix (Nice Métropole Côte d’Azur). Without preventing a sprint finish.
The young Frenchman Paul Penhoet (Groupama-FDJ), who arrived in the top positions, was downgraded for an irregular sprint. This is Marc Sarreau’s third stage victory on the TPC where he had already distinguished himself in 2015 and 2017. Victim of a heavy crash last year on the event, he took his revenge and seizes at the same time the first white jersey leader of this 36th edition. Wednesday, second stage of the TPC with 196 km between Perigny and Vars in Charente.