Groenewegen chalks up first win for Unibet Rose Rockets
The opening races of the road season are often punctuated by mishaps and experimentation as riders adjust to a morphed or completely new environment, but someone who appears to be settling in nicely with his new squad is sprinter Dylan Groenewegen, who scored his first win in a Unibet Rose Rockets jersey at Sunday's 1.1-ranked Clàssica Comunitat Valenciana.
It was not an easy day out with the early elevation gain and late crosswind action, but Groenewegen and his new sprint squad dealt with everything thrown at them. The Dutchman had a sturdy lead-out from lieutenant Elmar Reinders (who travelled over with him from Jayco-AlUla), Rory Townsend and Karsten Larsen Feldmann, who together helped ensure Groenewegen could get the better of French phenom Paul Magnier in the gallop to the line.
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