
Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) took a leaf out of team leader Tadej Pogačar's book, winning the Faun Drôme Classic with an audacious 40km solo attack.
The Spaniard looked exhausted in the closing stages of the race but held on to outlast his lone pursuer, Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek), finishing 23 seconds ahead of the Dane.