Following Dion Smith's success in the Netherlands, his fellow New Zealander Lewis Bower has won the 34th edition of the Boucles de l'Artois (1.2), a French classic covering 191 kilometers. The twenty-year-old from Auckland, riding for Groupama FDJ Continental, secured his first victory by beating Australian Matthew Fox (Veloce Club Rouen 76) and Austrian Sebastian Putz from Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe Rookies. Young Davide Donati finished fifth, confirming his good form after his brilliant performances in the recent Settimana Coppi&Bartali, where he came second in the fifth stage and fourth in the first stage.

FINAL STANDINGS

1 BOWER Lewis Groupama-FDJ Conti 04:19:01

2 FOX Matthew VC Rouen 76 + 00

3 PUTZ Sebastian Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies + 00

4 DE CEUSTER Milan Lotto Development Team + 00

5 DONATI Davide Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies + 00

6 VALJAVEC Erazem Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team + 00

7 DOLVEN Halvor Wanty-NIPPO-ReUz + 00

8 PICHON Bastien Team Lockimmo.com + 00

9 KOCKELMANN Mathieu Lotto Development Team + 00

10 VIDAL Victor CC Etupes + 00

11 AVOINE Kévin Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00

12 IMAMURA Shunsuke Wanty-NIPPO-ReUz + 00

13 CLEMMENSEN Theodor Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe Rookies + 00

14 THÉOT Hugo Paris Cycliste Olympique + 00

15 DE MAERE Arne Mini Discar Cycling Team + 00

16 JARNET Maxime Van Rysel-Roubaix + 00

17 BAERS Arne Lotto Development Team + 04

18 PETIT Clément VC Rouen 76 + 22

19 MOLLY Kenny Van Rysel-Roubaix + 40

20 BARAN Simon Velo Club Villefranche Beaujolais + 01:48

21 ROBERTS Reef Groupama-FDJ Conti + 01:48

22 GEORGE Alfie SCO Dijon-Team Material-velo.com + 01:48

23 SOLEN Keije Wanty-NIPPO-ReUz + 01:48

24 JEAN Victor CC Etupes + 01:48

25 LAURANS Théo Velo Club Villefranche Beaujolais + 01:48

26 LE NY Jean-Louis VC Rouen 76 + 01:48

27 MOONEN Zeno Wanty-NIPPO-ReUz + 01:51

28 OOSTERLINCK Joes VolkerWessels Cycling Team + 01:51

29 DE CLERCK Niels Urbano-Vulsteke-Bumaco Cycling Team + 01:51

30 MACÉ Marius SCO Dijon-Team Material-velo.com + 01:51