Boucles de la Mayenne: Arnaud Démare wins stage 2

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Oier Lazkano maintains overall lead into the finale on Sunday

Arnaud Demare (Groupama FDJ)
Arnaud Demare (Groupama FDJ) (Image credit: Getty Images)
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Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) won the stage 2 sprint at Boucles de la Mayenne in Meslay-du-Maine. The Frenchman was the fastest to the line beating Milan Menten (Lotto Dstny) and Arvid de Kleijn (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) third.

Oier Lazkano (Movistar Team) maintained his lead in the overall classification with 38 seconds ahead of Démare and 40 seconds ahead of Ivo Oliveira (UAE Team Emirates).

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