Olav Kooij (Jumbo-Visma) snatched victory on the opening stage of the Tour of Denmark, beating Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) to the line after a messy run-in.
The 20-year-old Dutchman broke free of his own lead-out man to track Philipsen down the left-hand side of the road before hitting out and outmuscling the Belgian Timothy Dupont (Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB) claimed the final spot on the podium but it was very much a two-horse race.
Kooij takes the first yellow jersey of the five-stage race, with the main peloton all awarded the same time given the crash occurred within the final 3km.
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