VERTOU, FRANCE - APRIL 07: A general view of Ethan Vernon of Great Britain and Team NSN Cycling celebrates at finish line as stage winner ahead of Erlend Blikra of Norway and Team Uno-X Mobility and Noah Hobbs of Great Britain and Team EF Education - EasyPost during the 72nd Region Pays De La Loire Tour 2026, Stage 1 a 187.5km from Fontevraud-l'Abbaye to Vertou on April 07, 2026 in Vertou, France. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images).
Ethan Vernon (NSN Pro Cycling) won the opening stage of the Pays de la Loire Tour, the British rider outpacing Erlend Blikra (Uno-X Mobility) to the line in Vertou for his third win of the season.
Another Briton, 21-year-old neo-pro Noah Hobbs (EF Education-EasyPost), beat Paul Penhoët (Groupama-FDJ United) to take the final spot on the podium.
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