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Tour de l'Ain: Jefferson Alexander Cepeda clinches overall while Rémi Capron wins final hilly stage

ILE CHAMBOD FRANCE JULY 15 LR Remi Capron of France of France and Team Van Rysel Roubaix stage winner Jefferson Alexander Cepeda of Ecuador and Team EF Education EasyPost Yellow leader jersey and Stefano Oldani of Italy and Team Cofidis Green points jersey celebrate at podium during the 36th Tour de lAin 2024 Stage 3 a 1531km stage from Lagnieu to Ile Chambod on July 15 2024 in Ile Chambod France Photo by Alex BroadwayGetty Images.

Rémi Capron (Van Rysel-Roubaix) earned his first victory of the season in a surprise sprint win on stage 3 of the Tour de l’Ain on Monday. In a reduced 10-rider bunch, the 24-year-old held off Tom Donnewirth (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) and Nicolas Breuillard (St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93), who finished second and third, respectively.

Jefferson Alexander Cepeda (EF Education-EasyPost), who took the yellow leader’s jersey with the stage 2 win, finished just four seconds off his pace in 11th and secured the overall title. Capron moved into second overall, 24 seconds back, while Stefano Oldani (Cofidis) rounded out the GC podium in third.

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