Miles Scotson holds on despite crashing to take stage one of Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2021

The former Australian champion used the wet roads to his advantage to go clear on a fast descent to the finish

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Miles Scotson took stage one of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2021 on his own ahead of the peloton led in by John Degenkolb, despite crashing in the final five kilometres.

Scotson (Groupama-FDJ) went clear with around 18km to go, using the descent from the Sa Creuta and powering clear from the nervy peloton on the damp roads. Degenkolb (Lotto-Soudal) sprinted to second.

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