Marianne Vos triumphs on stage one of Tour of Scandinavia with powerful sprint

The peloton couldn't handle the Jumbo-Visma rider's sprint on the opening stage of the race

Marianne Vos Tour of Scandinavia
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Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) proved, once again, why she is widely regarded as one of women's cycling's greatest ever sprinters, as she won the opening stage of the Tour of Scandinavia. 

Multiple attacks were mounted across the stage from Copenhagen to Helsingør but nothing managed to stick over the largely flat day. While the final 25km saw attempts from plenty of different riders, the peloton managed to maintain a relatively comfortable pace and distance over the smooth Danish roads.

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