During Sunday’s 81st edition of the French one-day race, Grand Prix de Fourmies over 205 kilometers, a group of six riders managed to escape the main field in a quest for the victory but they were up against a raging pack of sprinters. FDJ and Ag2R worked hard in the head of the field controlling the pace of the pack and limit the gap to the escapees.
As the break was caught, Canondale took control of the pace, which soon exploded the field and a new front group was established. But a complete pack entered the finish line and in the bunch sprint, Nacer Bouhanni (FDj) took the win ahead of André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol).
Team Saxo-Tinkoff’s Daniele Bennati finished 15th.