Milan De Meester (Urbano-Vulsteke CT) won in a sprint, this Saturday morning, the first stage of the Boucle de l'Artois (Elite Nationale), contested over 85.3 kilometers between Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise and Saulty (Pas-de-Calais).
Kaden Hopkins competed alongside his Vandee U teammates.
Lucas Mainguenaud (SCO Dijon-Team Materiel-velo.com) and Maxime Meynard (Hexagone-Corbas Lyon Métropole) completed the podium.
At the same time, Milan De Meester took the first leader's jersey in the general classification.
Hopkins finished 17th with the same time as the winner 1:56.40.
And then Alfred George (SCO Dijon-Team Materiel-velo.com) won, this Saturday afternoon, the second stage of the Boucle de l'Artois (Elite Nationale), contested over 85.6 kilometers between Berlincourt and Boiry-Sainte-Rictude (Pas-de-Calais). The Briton finished ahead of Bjoern Koerdt (CC Étupes) and Louis Coqueret (VCU Schwenheim).
Hopkins this time would finish 32nd clocking a time of 1:45.32, he was 7 seconds behind the stage winner George.
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