Hugo Hofstetter wins Tro-Bro Léon

Hugo Hofstetter (Arkea-Samsic)
Hugo Hofstetter (Arkea-Samsic) (Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty Images)

Hugo Hofstetter gave Arkéa-Samsic their second straight victory in a rainy edition of Tro-Bro Léon, playing off strong teamwork to beat Luca Mozzato (B&B Hotels-KTM) in a two-man sprint. His teammate Connor Swift rolled in for third.

Hofstetter chased out of a much-reduced peloton and helped to form a leading group of five coming into the closing kilometres along with teammates Swift and Laurent Pichon, and Mozzato and Florian Vermeersch (Lotto Soudal). The Paris-Roubaix runner-up in 2021 had to let go of the group after a puncture, while Pichon was also left behind due to a mechanical.

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