When two argue, the third one wins: the old saying still holds true... Dorian Godon won the second and final stage of the Tour des Alpes Maritimes, a 131.8 km route from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Vence, taking advantage of the rivalry between Santiago Buitrago and Christian Scaroni who had attacked three kilometers from the finish and hesitated too long on the final straight. The Colombian was left empty-handed, while Scaroni consoled himself with the overall victory in the short French stage race.

Godon (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale) powered past the British rider Joe Blackmore from Israel Premier Tech and Trentino's Nicola Conci from XdS Astana. Young Simone Gualdi from Intermarché Wanty also finished in the day's top ten, coming in seventh.

THE RACE. After a explosive start, with many riders attempting attacks, Harry Sweeny from EF Education Easypost and Louis Barré from Intermarché Wanty managed to create the day's breakaway: the two remained out front until six kilometers from the finish, when the overall contenders inevitably caught them.

STAGE RESULTS

1. Godon Dorian (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) in 03:09:13
2. Blackmore Joe (Israel-Premier Tech)
3. Conci Nicola (XDS Astana Team)
4. Champoussin Clément (XDS Astana Team)
5. Mifsud Andrea (Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur)
6. Jegat Jordan (Team TotalEnergies)
7. Gualdi Simone (Intermarché-Wanty)
8. Maire Adrien (Unibet Tietema Rockets)
9. Pacher Quentin (Groupama-FDJ)
10. Tjøtta Martin (Arkea B&B Hotels)

FINAL STANDINGS

1. Scaroni Cristian (XDS Astana Team) in 07:28:46
2. Buitrago Santiago (Bahrain Victorious) + 06
3. Martinez Lenny (Bahrain Victorious) + 12
4. Blackmore Joe (Israel-Premier Tech) + 57
5. Fortunato Lorenzo (XDS Astana Team) + 58
6. Martin-Guyonnet Guillaume (Groupama-FDJ) + 59
7. Widar Jarno (Lotto) + 59
8. Paret-Peintre Aurélien (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) + 01:04
9. Carapaz Richard (EF Education-EasyPost) + 01:11
10. Barré Louis (Intermarché-Wanty) + 01:15