A daring late solo attack by Per Strand Hagenes has netted the Jumbo-Visma rider the biggest victory of his career in the Sparkassen Münsterland Giro, although the young Norwegian’s failure to salute as he crossed the line suggested he did not know he had actually won.
Strand Hagenes attacked two kilometres from the line from a break of 10 to claim the victory, with Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) taking second, 17 seconds back, and Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) in third.
The rain-soaked race was shaped by a break of 30 riders going clear on the early series of hills en route to the finish in Munster, which was then whittled down to the lead group with some 70 kilometres to go.
Thanks to having three riders in the final move, Jumbo-Visma could use their strength in numbers to telling effect, as European Champion Christophe Laporte launched one attack before Strand Hagenes went clear to claim the win.
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