Tiffany Cromwell doubles up at FNLD GRVL as Markus Pajur topples favourites in men’s race

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Tiffany Cromwell (Canyon-SRAM) lined up as defending champion at the second edition of FNLD GRVL and once again flew solo to victory in the 177km women’s race, shaking a determined attempt by Klara Sofie Skovgård Hansen to stay firm on her wheel on the final climb.

The last ascent before the Lahti finish line was also a pivotal point for the men’s race, with the now-retired WorldTour sprint powerhouse André Greipel dropped from the leading group. Multi-discipline Estonian rider Markus Pajur then triumphed in the tight charge to the line among the group of seven, with Tobias Kongstad third and Frederik Rassmann third.

Next in the sprint at the Finnish race was Slim Kiskonen, then Greg van Avermaet, Asbjørn Hellemose and Petr Vakoč, while around a minute later dropped riders Antti-Jussi Juntunen and Greipel came over the line.