Philip Deignan is back racing again for Team Sky after a break since the Giro d'Italia back in May (Photo: Sirotti)
Ireland's Philip Deignan was back in race action today for Team Sky; the first time he has competed for the WorldTour team since he pulled out of the Giro d'Italia in May with just two stages remaining.
Deignan is currently riding the five-stage Tour du Poitou Charentes (UCI 2.1) in France.
The opening stage - a 189.6km trek from Angoulême to Puilboreau - was won today by French sprinter Nacer Bouhanni of Cofidis.
He won in a bunch sprint as he bounces back from being relegated in Hamburg at the weekend for irregular sprinting when he thought he had won the Cyclassics Hamburg (1.UWT).
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Deignan had an uneventful return to competition today, coming home in a group 3:02 down on the bunch sprinting for victory.
Former An Post-Chainreaction rider Andy Fenn was best of Team Sky's riders today, taking 12th place on the same time as the winner.
The race continues tomorrow with a lumpy 179.8km stage from La Rochelle to Niort.
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