
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.