Welcome to Darup, Roskilde for the first stage of this season's Post Danmark Rundt C1 event. The best of the PCT division and some CT challengers are on the startlist to try to take the win of this historic event. The weather is great for cycling and we're about to start.
Favourites
FLA
RES
SPR
ACC
Guerao
73
63
82
75
Kragh Andersen
77
74
81
77
Zabel
74
70
81
79
Avelino
69
63
81
75
Halvorsen
76
71
80
80
Guardini
72
69
80
82
Maksimov
71
67
80
82
Kristoff
72
66
80
74
Nelson
71
63
80
80
Kennett
75
76
79
78
Coutinho
72
74
79
80
Krieger
71
74
79
79
Perera
71
73
79
80
Lander
77
72
79
77
Colbrelli
74
72
79
75
Aberasturi
74
71
79
78
Afewerki
73
70
79
80
Matthews
76
67
79
79
Willwohl
73
67
79
78
Abdul Halil
68
66
79
77
Meyer
71
63
79
74
Rowe
71
56
79
68
Three riders join the break of the day: Hoelagaard Urianstad Brataschuk
Hoelgaard wins the first intermediate sprint ahead of Urianstad and Bratashcuk. They lead the peloton by 2'23".
50 kilometers to go. Kraftwerk, Binance and Red Bull have been doing all the work at the front!
Hoelgaard wins the second intermediate sprint as well. Brataschuk and Urianstad is the order this time.
The break is caught with 10 kilometers to go.
2 kilometers to go. Binance have their train going but Kennett is not ahead of Guardini at the moment. Nelson, Perera and Guerao are on their tail. Red Bull have their train set on the right for Halvorsen.
Kennett has found his bearings and now leads out Guardini with a kilometer to go. Nelson and Perera remain on the latter's wheel. Guerao is the early launcher. Zabel is now also off lead-out Willwohl's wheel. The Red Bull train is still trying to catch up.
600 meters. Kennett, Willwohl and Raim, the leadouts, have started to slow down. Six riders remain in contention for the win.
Looking ahead from Kennett with 400 meters remaining. Zabel is now level with Guardini at the front with Nelson also in the mix. Raim still hasn't given up on this.
Zabel takes the lead with 200 meters to go as Guardini starts to fade.
Zabel still leads. Halvorsen and Perera are finishing the fastest. Afewerki is also catching them up.
It's Halvorsen vs Perera for the win with 50 meters to go!
Halvorsen wins! Perera is 2nd.
Zabel holds on for 3rd. Coutinho comes from nowhere to take 4th. Afewerki is 5th.
Guardini fals to 6th at the line. Nelson is 7th.
Guerao takes 8th.
Kragh Andersen and Raim complete the Top 10, just ahead of Barbier.
Today's winner - Kristoffer Halvorsen.
The top two on the stage is the top two in the GC after this stage with Hoelgaard joining them on the podium of the latter. Halvorsen is also the Points leader and the U25s leader. Red Bull also lead the Teams' classification.
