However in the last hour of racing things settled down and a bunch sprint was inevitable. A reduced peloton however where some of the sprinters were missing.
Filippo Ganna tried to surprise in the final kilometer but it was a tough ask with the sprinters just behind.
Fernando Gaviria launched his sprint from behind and managed to benefit on the slipstream of Ganna in the final straight where a crash took place. Gaviria beat
Peter Sagan in the sprint, with Ganna finishing third.