SENSATIONAL VICTORY! 👏 | Men's Boucles de la Mayenne Stage 2 Final KM's | TNT Sports Cycling

Well, they're saying this is the head of the course. I think that's just saying where the head of the course is. Yes, you're quite right, John. I'm sorry. It's curious if Isidore is chasing down his teammate here, because that would be fairly mad team tactics. Yeah, well, Sparfeld's even in a better position than GC, so I think this must be the front of the race. Except I don't know where Sparfeld has gone, because he's not in this group, so he must still be up the road. So this is a dangerous game, but he's got a gap if he can get across. But Sparfeld must have gone, because they've got Thibaut Gruel down as taking the max points over that last climb. So he must have gone underneath the canopy somewhere. Anyway, I think there's a decathlon helmet back there, but yeah, I think you're right. I think this is the front of the race. Inside the last four kilometres, but on the descent, and there's really only a few hundred yards at the bottom of the descent. So, hard to get away going down this kind of a hill. So, good chance for Camden to finish with a small group that we can see. All of them fighting for position as we make our approach down towards the finish line. Noirizador trying to strike out in front. There's a very narrow section of the course at about 1.3 kilometres to go. Not all the riders will be aware of. So maybe Vincenzo Albanese, although I'm not sure. He was in the group a while ago. Not sure if that was him attacking. Looks to me as though Spafel is the man who's once again trying to find his way or fight his way towards the front. We've got Total Energies Pierre Thierry is in there after an attack from Spafel. It's Isidore who goes again and Mads Pedersen stays with him this time. I think the tick is broken. If you're Isidore, you stop riding when you see Mads Pedersen on your wheel. Thibaut Gruel goes through once again and this time opens up an advantage. And no one's gone with Gruel. 1.8 kilometres to go. He strikes for gold. Timed that beautifully. Just as they were missing. The inertia went off at the front. He came through at speed. And nobody's gone after him, Giano. Nobody. 1.5 kilometres remain. Into this narrow little section. The left-hander will string the group out a bit. I think Vincenzo Albanese is on the front but doesn't look committed to chasing this down on his own. Doesn't have any teammates in the group. Gruel took that beautifully. Inside the Flamm Rouge. Don't think he's got quite enough but it depends what happens in the group behind. He's not got much. It's really only 75 metres maybe. Around 75 metres but there are around 750 and closing to the line. After 5 hours and 11 minutes, nearly 12 in the saddle, Thibaut Gruel has made a really brave bid for victory here. Third last year. Winner of the white jersey. Is he going to ride himself into yellow? He's still holding on to the advantage. I think Mads Pedersen is doing his own chasing on the front here and I don't know that anybody is going to help him. Mads Pedersen is the man who is leading the charge to try and close the gap on Gruel but he will see him up ahead. Know that he's closing in on that finish line. In come the barriers. 300 metres to go for Thibaut Gruel. Head down. Charging for the line. Thibaut Gruel could be about to give Obama FDG United a famous victory here. 150 metres to go. Smashing on the vans. The sprint starts behind him. Gruel. It's going to be cruel. Because he's overtaken with inside of the finish line and then driving up on this left hand side. Benoit Kuznefour. Benoit Kuznefour just timed out perfectly. He's been quiet all day. He's been waiting. He's been waiting. He's been waiting. He didn't go to the front and chase. He let Mads Pedersen lead the chase in. He was so patient. Went at the right moment and that was cruel for Thibaut Gruel. I thought he had it. I really thought he had it. And it's just when the sprint opens up behind. It's so fast and if you're the solo rider out in front you don't have a sprint left. You just have to hope you had a big enough gap. But he didn't.