Cycling-Groenewegen wins opening stage of Tour of Britain
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Dutch rider Dylan Groenewegen won a sprint to claim the opening stage of the Tour of Britain on Saturday. Jumbo-Visma's Groenewegen got the better of Davide Cimolai (Israel Cycling Academy) and Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton-Scott) to claim victory over the 201.5-kilometer route from Glasgow to Kirkcudbright.
His team controlled the pace of the race, never allowing a breakaway to get more than two minutes ahead. In the final seven kilometers, the Mitchelton-Scott team appeared to be the biggest threat but Groenewegen had plenty left in the tank as he crossed the line ahead.
Sunday's stage is a 165.9km route, starting and finishing in Kelso.
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