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Tour Poitou-Charentes: Penhoët moves into GC lead with stage 2 victory

BRESSUIRE FRANCE AUGUST 23 Paul Penhoët of France and Team Groupama FDJ Beige Best Young Rider Jersey celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 36th Tour Poitou Charentes en Nouvelle Aquitaine 2023 Stage 2 a 1873km stage from Aulnay de Saintonge to Bressuire on August 23 2023 in Bressuire France Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images

Paul Penhoët (Groupama-FDJ) won stage 2 of the Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle Aquitaine with a final acceleration at the line in Bressuire. 

From a 16-rider front group, Romain Cardis (St Michel-Mavic-Auber93) and Valentin Retailleau (AG2R Citroën) finished two seconds back for second and third, respectively.

Penhoët, who remains in the lead of the best young rider classification, moved up four positions to take the GC lead from Søren Wærenskjold (Uno-X Pro Cycling), who is now second. Scott McGill (Human Powered Health) dropped from second to third overall.

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