Dylan Groenewegen takes opening Tour of Britain stage after blistering sprint finish

Team Jumbo-Visma fought off a late Mitchelton-Scott challenge to claim victory

Dylan Groenewegen wins stage one of the Tour of Britain 2019 (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images)

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Dylan Groenewegen took the opening stage of the Tour of Britain 2019 after a sprint to the finish in Kirkcudbright.

The Jumbo-Visma rider beat Davide Cimolai (Israel Cycling Academy) and Matteo Trentin (Mitchelton-Scott) to claim victory over the 201.5km route from Glasgow.

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