Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco AlUla) survived the chaos of the Ronde van Limburg finale to take his first victory since January with a robust dash into Tongeren.
The Dutchman latched onto the ultimate lead-out of Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) within the ultimate kilometre earlier than diving down the within of the ultimate nook on the right racing line forward of Maurice Ballerstedt (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and storming away to victory.
Ballerstedt was second on the line after not taking the final bend with as a lot pace as Groenewegen, whereas one of many pre-race favourites Arnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny) needed to accept third after taking evasive motion within the ultimate nook.
De Lie was virtually undone as Tom Bohli (Tudor) and Matteo Moschetti (Q36.5) went shoulder to shoulder within the ultimate nook and likewise narrowly missed Groenewegen’s again wheel however amazingly the entire bunch dash stayed up.
This win marks an enormous second for Groenwegen after failing to get again on the highest step of a podium for the reason that Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana 1969 on January 20, his first race of the 2024 season. There have been six journeys to the rostrum for the Dutchman however the win has eluded him till now, completely in time for his ultimate ramp-up to the Tour de France.
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