Cédrine Kerbaol (Ceratizit-WNT Professional Biking) captured a solo victory on stage 2 of Tour de Normandie Féminin. Audrey Cordon-Ragot (Zaaf Biking Group) led the bunch dash in 8 seconds later to complete as runner-up, whereas stage 1 winner Gladys Verhulst (FDJ-Suez) accomplished the rostrum in third.
The center stage of the three-day race lined 103km from La Haye to Flamanville with a pair of intermediate sprints and three categorised climbs. Utilizing a late assault, Kerbaol stayed away for her first victory of the season.
With the victory, the 21-year-old jumped 24 spots into the GC lead. She has a four-second benefit over Verhulst and eight-second hole over Cordon-Ragot going into Sunday’s last contest.
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