Madouas first leader in the Tour of Luxembourg

The French Valentine Madouas (Groupama FDJ) is the first leader of the Tour of Luxembourg after the dispute in the first stage at the start and finish in the capital of the Grand Duchy with a route of 163.8 km.

Madonnas (Brest, 26 years old), winner alone, thanks to an attack in the last km that allowed him to reach the finish line 3 seconds before the Dutchman Sjoerd Bax (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and 7 regarding French Clement Berthet (Ag2r Citroën). 8 seconds later the Italian-led platoon arrived matthew trentin (UAE).

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winning streak for Madonnasbecause just 9 days ago he raised his arms in victory at Tour du Doubs. In his list of winners there are 4 wins.

On the opening day, 6 runners stood up forcing the peloton into a long chase, among them the Euskaltel Euskadi cyclist from Murcia, Antonio Soto. an adventure that the group canceled 11 km from the finish line, when a new stage began at breakneck speed.

past the The Stafelter coat (1.8 km at 7.9%), 14 minutes from the finish line, the breakaway attempts began. The French Geniets tried it, but without the desired effect, as he was caught by a group of runners who tried to break the race.

This is Madonnas who gave the last whip about to enter the last km. The Breton cyclist opened an advantage of 7 seconds that he knew how to defend until the end.

Madonnas leadership will be defended this Wednesday in the second phase which is contested at the beginning and end in the town of Junglinsterof 163.4 km of the route.