Dylan Groenewegen

2022 - 7 - 2

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Tour de France LIVE: Stage 3 result as Dylan Groenewegen wins ... (The Independent)

The Tour de France resumes with its final Danish leg, a 182km ride down the mainland coastline finishing in the town of Sonderborg.

“I want to say thank you to my team, family and friends for bringing me back to the Tour in great shape. Wout van Aert has now finished second in every stage of this Tour so far, which must be a little frustrating. “I want to say thank you to my team and my family and friends for getting me back to the Tour in good shape. “Not physically but mentally it’s been a hard time of course after all that happened. “I want to say thank you to my team and my family and friends for getting me back to the Tour in good shape. Groenewegen narrowly beat yellow jersey wearer Wout van Aert, Jasper Philipsen and Peter Sagan in a dramatic finish to the 182km stage from Vejle as the Danish Grand Depart came to a dramatic end.

Dylan Groenewegen sneaks Stage 3 as Wout van Aert is bridesmaid ... (Eurosport.com)

After almost three years in the WorldTour wilderness, Dylan Groenewegen (BikeExchange Jayco) was back on top at the Tour de France, as a less-than-likely ...

Of the four riders who hurled themselves at the line it almost could have been any of them, but it was Groenewegen who took it by a tyre's width from Van Aert. Of the four riders who hurled themselves at the line it almost could have been any of them, but it was Groenewegen who took it by a tyre's width from Van Aert. "Not physically," he said, "but mentally it was hard, of course, after all that happened. A pile-up with 10km to go caused problems for some - including, as it turned out, stage winner Groenewegen. His team were able to bring him back up and put him in a good position before the final left=hand bend. After almost three years in the WorldTour wilderness, Dylan Groenewegen (BikeExchange Jayco) was back on top at the Tour de France, as a less-than-likely winner of Stage 3. In the twisting final kilometres QuickStep - Alpha Vinyl's strong support riders accelerated, dragged the packed peloton into a long line. The second half of the stage was a merry roll south through Jutland. Magnus had no expectations or intentions of beating the bunch, so it was a matter of when he would be... The intermediate sprint, which came at Christiansfeld, with 92km of the stage remaining, was a rehearsal for the finale. It was enough of an effort to ensure he would take the day's combativity prize as well, for a second trip to the podium. As he did yesterday, though this time wearing the polka dot jersey, Magnus Cort (EF Education Easypost) darted up the road at the drop of the race director’s flag. As there are only six available on Tuesday, and none at all on the cobbled stage five, he is all but guaranteed to wear it at least through Thursday. Van Aert, who won the final two stages of the Tour last year, can take consolation from having extended his slender lead in the general classification.

Dylan Groenewegen wins Stage 3 of Tour de France in photo finish (ESPN)

Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen overtook Wout van Aert and Peter Sagan at the line to win the third stage of the Tour de France in a photo finish Sunday.

Proudly wearing the best climber's polka-dot jersey he claimed Saturday, Danish rider Magnus Cort pulled away to take a solo lead for 130 kilometers before being caught with about 50 kilometers left. But there was no contact and Sagan even appeared to lean on Van Aert. Jakobsen was put into an induced coma and needed five hours of surgery on his skull and face.

Dylan Groenewegen edges photo finish to win stage three of Tour ... (The Guardian)

Dylan Groenewegen won stage three of the 2022 Tour de France from Vejle to Sønderborg, as the Tour's exuberant sojourn in Denmark came to an end.

Mentally but not physically it was hard (coming back). This is for my wife and my son.” “It was a long way (back),” Groenewegen said. “I want to say thanks to my team, to my family and friends.

Dylan Groenewegen triumphs in bunch sprint on Tour de France ... (Cycling Weekly)

The Dutchman beat Wout van Aert with a bike throw on the line in Sønderborg.

When Michael Mørkøv (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) took up his lead-out duties, Jakobsen wasn't in his usual place on the Dane's wheel. Having not taken a WorldTour victory since February 2020, Groenewegen was back to winning ways on cycling's biggest stage, taking an important stage win for his team on the final day in Denmark. Those affected were forced into a panicked dash to regain contact with the front group, where Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl led the charge to the finish. Fortunately, the Frenchman was able to remount his bike and returned to the growing tension in the pack. Passing under the 20km to go banner, the sprint teams set up in coloured streaks through the peloton. The relaxed mood of the peloton shifted up a gear as the teams readied themselves for the intermediate sprint in Christiansfeld with 91km to go. 2. Wout van Aert (Bel) Jumbo-Visma Cort rode through rapturous applause to claim the single king of the mountains point on offer and assure another day in the maillot à pois. The moment the flag dropped, Cort shot out of the pack like a bullet. Cort’s lone foray ended with 53km remaining. The Dane’s lead fell gradually thereafter. The Dutchman surfed the wheels of his rivals in the finale, pipping Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) to the line in a photo finish.

Dylan Groenewegen edges out Van Aert to win stage three of Tour ... (Irish Examiner)

Dylan Groenewegen won stage three of the 2022 Tour de France from Vejle to Sønderborg, as the Tour's exuberant sojourn in Denmark came to an end.

Dutch rider Groenewegen takes Tour de France stage three in photo ... (FRANCE 24)

Dylan Groenewegen of Team BikeExchange–Jayco clinched the third stage of the Tour de France in a photo finish on Sunday as Wout van Aert took second place ...

Stage four is a 171km flat run from Dunkirk to Calais in the north of France before the race heads through the Alps and Pyrenees and heads back to Paris for its Champs-Elysees finale July 24. Groenewgen was banned for nine months after causing the crash that almost killed Saturday's winner Fabio Jakobsen, who spoke emotionally about his long struggle back to fitness after his rookie Tour de France win. Dutch sprinter Dylan Groenewegen snatched victory in the third stage of the Tour de France on Sunday, edging Wout van Aert on the line although the Belgian retained the overall race leader's yellow jersey.

Dylan Groenewegen wins Tour de France stage 3; Peter Sagan angry (Home of the Olympic Channel)

Dylan Groenewegen won the Tour de France's third stage in a sprint finish. Wout van Aert remains in the yellow jersey.

Proudly wearing the best climber’s polka-dot jersey he claimed on Saturday, Danish rider Magnus Cort, who was in the early breakaway group on Saturday, pulled away to take a solo lead for 130 kilometers before being caught with about 50 kilometers left. But there was no contact and Sagan even appeared to lean on Van Aert. Jakobsen was put in an induced coma and needed five hours of surgery on his skull and face.

Dylan Groenewegen lays ghosts of 2020 with Tour de France stage ... (Yahoo News)

The Dutchman followed Fabio Jakobsen in winning a stage as the pair bounce back from their horror crash in Poland in 2020.

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Fresh start for Dylan Groenewegen after comeback victory at Tour ... (Cycling Weekly)

Team BikeExchange-Jayco rider is at his first Tour de France since serving his nine-month suspension for causing crash.

It means a lot for me for sure. As his teammates pointed out to him, the past cannot change, and now he is here in this race, he might just keep winning. I was waiting for the word, and then the screaming and celebrating, celebrating with my team. "I had this question before, and I said every victory in the Tour de France had something special," he said. My teammates said you can't turn back what happened today, moving forward and tomorrow is a new chance, we believe in you and you go for it." "I want to say thanks to my team, family and friends to bring me back to the Tour in a good shape. Then, once it finally came to the sprint, the Dutchman had to fight and throw his bike to beat Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) by just a tyre width. It means a lot for me." That has since gone away, because in my eyes he really made a mistake in Poland. My admiration for him has gone, but he shows today that he can still do it.” "It was a long way [back]," he said immediately after the stage. "Not physically but mentally it was a hard time, of course. It felt like business as usual at the Tour de France on Sunday night, as Dylan Groenewegen returned to winning ways, his fourth consecutive edition where he has won a stage.

Jakobsen: My admiration for Groenewegen is completely gone (Cyclingnews.com)

Fabio Jakobsen struggles to forgive Dylan Groenewegen after the severe the crash he caused in 2020.

I think there I lost my chance to sprint for the win because I was just too far back. Unfortunately he thought I was on the wheel. But then I think in the last corner we should have stayed a bit more on the right with Florian [Sénéchal] so nobody could pass.”

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