Bryan Coquard (Europcar) narrowly missed out on a second consecutive win in the 4 Days of Dunkirk when he was beaten by Jonas Ahlstrand in a photo finish.

"The guy from Cofidis does not keep his line. He did not do a correct sprint," Coquard said. "But hey, that's cycling ... The team did a good job, we keep the jersey and we will try to hold it on the Mount Cassel [the queen stage]."

With the bonus seconds, Coquard extended his overall lead from 4 to 12 seconds.