Cycling news - Mads Pedersen claims Tour of Denmark stage 2 win, Dylan Groenewegen retains lead

ByAlexander Netherton

Published 11/08/2021 at 16:14 GMT

Trek-Segafredo's Danish rider Mads Pedersen claimed a sprint finish victory at stage 2 of the Tour of Denmark on Tuesday afternoon. Dylan Groenewegen took third place on the day, but he is still topping the general classifiction for Jumbo-Visma. Giacomo Nizzolo (Qhubeka-NextHash) claimed second place.

Trek-Segafredo rider Mads Pedersen won stage 2 of the Tour of Denmark in his home country.

The race to Sonderborg - which will host stage 3 of next year’s Tour de France - saw the Dane beat Giacomo Nizzolo (Qhubeka-NextHash) and Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo-Visma) to first place.

Pedersen claimed the win as he pounced with an impressive sprint finish, leaving Groenewegen and Nizzolo battling against each other in his wake. Nizzolo took second, just ahead of Groenewegen in third.

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The podium trio also retain the top three spots in the general classification. Groenewegen is in first, Nizzolo second four seconds behind, and Pedersen six seconds off the lead pace.

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