Jonathan Tiernan-Locke has won the final stage of the Tour du Haut-Var and with it taken the general classification victory. The result follows hard on the heels of his Tour Méditerranéen win last week.
Tiernan-Locke attacked at the start of the penultimate causing a small lead group to form but was not able to make a decisive break. A slight descent before the final climb up into the village of Fayence allowed a group of four riders to get away including Julien El Fares and Julien Simon. They were unable to build a large advantage and as the climb began Tiernan-Locke was once again the first to attack. He quickly caught the breakaway and was able to take what looked like a comfortable win.
The stage victory was also enough to give Tiernan-Locke his second overall race win both of the year and of his whole career.
Watch the stage courtesy of France 3 Côte d’Azur:
Tour du Haut Var-matin dimanche 19.02
Stage Result
1. Jon Tiernan-Locke - Endura Racing
2. Julien El Fares - Team Type 1 +1"
3. Julien Simon - Saur-Sojasun +4"
Overall Result
1. Jon Tiernan-Locke - Endura Racing
2. Julien El Fares - Team Type 1 +6"
3. Julien Simon - Saur-Sojasun +9"
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