Samuel Leroux (TotalEnergies) posted the best time on the stage 3 individual time trial at Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle Aquitaine and surprised the field by taking the overall lead with his victory.
Once in the hot seat of the 27.3km race against the clock, Leroux watched as 38 other riders failed to come close to his time of 33:03. Nicolas Milesi (Arkéa-B&B Hotels), the best young rider with one stage to go, came closest at 22 seconds back. Clément Berthet (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) finished third, another 2 seconds down.
