 Sicard and Poljański dropped out of the leading group on the final climb and , with less than 5 km ( 3 mi ) remaining and a lead of 25 seconds , an attack from De Gendt distanced Talansky too . Orica – GreenEDGE were now leading the chase behind but , with 3 km ( 2 mi ) left , the leading pair still had a 30 @-@ second lead . With 1 km ( 0 @.@ 6 mi ) remaining , a final attack from De Gendt dropped Silin . De Gendt attempted to hold on for a solo victory , but he was unable to avoid the sprinters ' teams . As he was caught , Bryan Coquard ( Team Europcar ) opened his sprint . Davide Cimolai ( Lampre – Merida ) , however , was able to come past him in the final metres to take his second win of the year . Coquard finished second , with Michael Matthews ( Orica – GreenEDGE ) winning further points for the green jersey by finishing third . 
