French rider Thibaud Gruel, representing Groupama-FDJ, won this evening's prologue of the Boucles de la Mayenne, contested at the Espace Mayenne in Laval over a distance of 5.4 km. Gruel beat Benoît Cosnefroy (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) and Rory Townsend (Q36.5 Pro CT), while Manlio Moro, in seventeenth place, was the best Italian.

FINAL STANDINGS

1 Thibaud Gruel Groupama-FDJ 6'46".060
2 Benoît Cosnefroy Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team +3".560
3 Rory Townsend Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team +6".650
4 Arthur Kluckers Tudor Pro Cycling Team +6".870
5 Marijn Van den Berg EF Education-EasyPost +7".310
6 Noa Isidore Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team +7".580
7 Paul Lapeira Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team +7".680
8 Amaury Capiot Arkéa-B&B Hôtels +8".840
9 Jordan Labrosse Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team +9".170
10 Clément Russo Groupama-FDJ +9".180