Sam Watson secured the overall GC win on the final stage of the Four Days of Dunkirk.
Watson took his first professional stage win, with the flat finish into Dunkirk ending in a bunch sprint. The Grenadiers were determined to hold the pink jersey after Watson’s win yesterday, with Victor Langellotti, Ben Swift, Oscar Rodriguez and Omar Fraile all taking turns on the front.
Watson won the final intermediate sprint, securing the bonus seconds to ensure he could roll in with the main bunch to take the overall win.
Langellotti also finished ninth on the GC after a fantastic week of teamwork in France.
Four Days of Dunkirk
Stage 5-
1Jake Stewart Israel-Premier Tech04:07:57
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2Alberto Dainese Tudor Pro Cycling Team+ 00
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3Thibaud Gruel Groupama-FDJ+ 00
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20Sam Watson INEOS Grenadiers+ 03
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25Victor Langellotti INEOS Grenadiers+ 03
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42Ben Swift INEOS Grenadiers+ 03
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53Óscar Rodríguez INEOS Grenadiers+ 03
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81Omar Fraile INEOS Grenadiers+ 11
Four Days of Dunkirk
Overall Rankings (Stage 5)-
1Sam Watson INEOS Grenadiers19:30:05
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2Lewis Askey Groupama-FDJ+ 04
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3Carlos Canal Movistar Team+ 11
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9Victor Langellotti INEOS Grenadiers+ 23
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24Ben Swift INEOS Grenadiers+ 01:04
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56Omar Fraile INEOS Grenadiers+ 15:02
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62Óscar Rodríguez INEOS Grenadiers+ 15:46
Reaction
Sam Watson:
"All I had to do to win was keep Askey in sight and not let him finish in the top three. To be honest today, I wanted to play it safe and secure the GC win.
"It was better staying behind the bubble of all the guys going crazy in the sprint finish. It’s nice to make a little bit of history as the first English rider to win this."