The Norwegian (33, UAE Emirates) wasn't necessarily the one we expected the most but he was the strongest on the Promenade des Anglais, settling the sprint ahead of world champion Alejandro Valverde and Irish Sam Benett (DQS). Because of the rain wet and therefore very slippery road, there were a lot of falls. Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) notably fell; And due to weather conditions, times were frozen 3 km from the finish.
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