Louis Antoine wins the opening stage of the 2026 Sportbreizh U19
by Radiociclismo Reporter
Louis Antoine took the opening stage of the French race, covering the course in 2 hours, 1 minute and 1 second. The rider, wearing the French national team jersey, beat a group of four chasers, winning the sprint at the finish line.
Sportbreizh U19 2026 — Stage 1: Louis Antoine took the opening stage of the French race, covering the course in 2 hours, 1 minute and 1 second. The rider, wearing the French national team jersey, beat a group of four chasers, winning the sprint at the finish line. The race The first stage of the Sportbreizh U19 concluded with a reduced sprint. Antoine beat Australia's Ollie Jirovec and the Netherlands' Mika Houtenbos, both classified with the same time. Fourth place went to Romain Lemardele (France), while Jop Van Den Biggelaar (Netherlands) finished 3 seconds behind the winner. Stage 1 results Louis Antoine (France) — 02:01:01 Ollie Jirovec (Australia) s.t. Mika Houtenbos (Netherlands) s.t. Romain Lemardele (France) s.t. Jop Van Den Biggelaar (Netherlands) +0:03 General classification Thanks to his stage win, Louis Antoine is also the first leader of the general classification with a time of 2 hours and 51 seconds. Jirovec follows at 4 seconds, Houtenbos at 6. The race concludes with this single stage, which has already awarded the first leader's jersey of the event.
