Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana stage one results & GC: Groenewegen sprints to victory

Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen sprinted to victory on stage one of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in Vila-Real today.

Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) and Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) finished second and third.

“It’s always nice to start the season with a victory,” said Groenewegen.

“As a sprinter, you feel the pressure to perform right at the beginning of the season. Then it is nice if it works out right away. That really takes off some pressure of me and the team.

“The team was very strong today. Due to my own fault, I started the sprint a little too far out. In the first race of the season it is always a matter of finding the right feeling and trying to find each other again in the lead out.

“Eventually I had enough space to sprint and I know I can get far. The first win is in the bag and that is a really nice feeling.”

View more results below.

Stage one results

1	Dylan Groenewegen	NED	Team Jumbo-Visma	4:07:40
2	Fabio Jakobsen	NED	Deceuninck-Quick-Step
3	Alexander Kristoff	NOR	UAE Team Emirates
4	Ben Swift	GBR	Team Ineos
5	Juan Jose Lobato del Valle	SPA	Fundacion-Orbea
6	Jon Aberasturi Izaga	SPA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
7	John Degenkolb	GER	Lotto Soudal
8	Luka Mezgec	SLO	Mitchelton-Scott
9	Ivan Garcia Cortina	SPA	Bahrain McLaren
10	Lawrence Naesen	BEL	AG2R la Mondiale

*Selected results

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Burgos-BH

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General classification

1	Dylan Groenewegen	NED	Team Jumbo-Visma	4:07:40
2	Fabio Jakobsen	NED	Deceuninck-Quick-Step
3	Alexander Kristoff	NOR	UAE Team Emirates
4	Ben Swift	GBR	Team Ineos
5	Juan Jose Lobato del Valle	SPA	Fundacion-Orbea
6	Jon Aberasturi Izaga	SPA	Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
7	John Degenkolb	GER	Lotto Soudal
8	Luka Mezgec	SLO	Mitchelton-Scott
9	Ivan Garcia Cortina	SPA	Bahrain McLaren
10	Lawrence Naesen	BEL	AG2R la Mondiale

*Selected results

60

Willie Smit

Burgos-BH

+0:00:03