Dorian Godon wins final Tour des Alpes Maritimes stage as Christian Scaroni bravely defends himself from Santiago Buitrago to win GC

Christian Scaroni has taken three wins in three days. Today he resisted the multiple attacks of Santiago Buitrago and went on to win the overall classification of the Tour des Alpes Maritimes. Stage 2 had a dramatic finale, and the victory came in form of a small group sprint with Dorian Godon taking the success.

The final of two race days in the French stage-race had a clear plot to follow: Could Christian Scaroni defend his race lead against the Bahrain - Victorious duo of Santiago Buitrago and Lenny Martínez? The stage was not as hard as the first one, but chaos could rule in a short and explosive day in the hills.

13 riders formed the day's breakaway, although there were lots of moves and the gaps were constantly small. Santiago Buitrago and Richard Carapaz at a certain moment were isolated themselves, but there was always a very active dynamic and an ever-constant race change. In an intermediate sprint, Scaroni would grab 2 seconds of bonifications, a key move. Later, Louis Barré and Harry Sweeny attacked and got a larger gap over the peloton as the race settled.

Astana and Decathlon did most of the work throughout the afternoon, and the breakaway was closed down with 5 kilometers to go. At that time Buitrago was already attacking Scaroni once again in the final climb, doing some damage but the Italian fiercely resisted each and every attack from the Colombian.

Near the summit of the climb Buitrago went again, a brutal attack and the two gained almost 15 seconds on the peloton. Buitrago's faith was sealed however, and the two did not collaborate perfectly. They were caught with around 300 meters to go, and Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale perfectly led out Dorian Godon who sprinted to victory on the final day. Joseph Blackmore and Nicola Conci finished second and third.