The 40th edition of the TPC en Nouvelle-Aquitaine, the new name for the Tour du Poitou Charentes, has kicked off. The opening stage, which took the peloton from Saint-Claud to Dompierre-sur-Mer over 191.5 km, concluded in a sprint with victory for Belgian Milan Fretin of Cofidis, who got the better of Frenchman Paul Penhoët of Groupama-FDJ United and Norwegian Tord Gudmestad of Decathlon CMA CGM Team.

For Fretin, who naturally wears the race leader's jersey, this is his 7th professional victory.

FINAL CLASSIFICATION

1. Fretin Milan (Cofidis) in 04:31:26
2. Penhoët Paul (Groupama-FDJ United)
3. Gudmestad Tord (Decathlon CMA CGM Team)
4. McDonald Brody (Modern Adventure Pro Cycling)
5. Feldmann Karsten (Unibet Rose Rockets)
6. Hennequin Paul (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
7. Sanlaville Mathias (CIC Pro Cycling Academy)
8. Dorenbos Yanne (Azerion / Villa Valkenburg)
9. Mainguenaud Tom (Nice Métropole Côte d'Azur)
10. Cardis Romain (St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93)

to be updated