As one of the last at the start local youth rider, Gilles Thomas did an effort beating Deussers' time. The rider eventually settled as runner-up with Aretino 13 (Artani 2). Sweden's Peder Fredricson completed the stage aboard his Olympic mount, H&M All In (Kashmir van Schuttershof).

In a fourth place it was Denis Lynch who placed with the 16-year-old Rubens Ls La Silla (Hh Rebozo). France's Simon Delestre completed the top five with the 9-year-old KWPN-gelding, Iniesta V (Zambesi TN).

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