The trio jumped from a group that had been chasing beforehand, whilst Groupama-FDJ - and later Arkéa Samsic and Lotto Soudal - took up most of the work in the relatively big peloton that survived the small hills and gravel sectors spread throughout the final hours of racing.
Eventually however, the quartet couldn't hold off the peloton. Groupama managed to lead Démare out, who was the most powerful in the final sprint. It was a tight win in a small bunch sprint, beating
Sam Bennett and
Edward Theuns completed the remaining spots in the podium.