GROENEWEGEN STARTS SEASON WITH A BANG IN SPAIN


The Team Jumbo-Visma sprinter won the opening stage of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in a tight dash, celebrating on his season debut

Dylan Gronewegen of Team Jumbo-Visma enjoyed a perfect start of his 2020 season, claiming a close sprint victory in the opening stage of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana, seeing off Fabio Jakobsen in the sprint to the line in Vila-Real, on Wednesday February 5th. Groenewegen came on top of his very first day of the season, wearing the leader’s jersey in the process, and giving Team Jumbo-Visma its first success of the new year.

Team Jumbo-Visma rider started his sprint from afar but managed to time his dash to the line perfectly with his Bianchi Oltre XR4 to take his third career victory in the Spanish race. Gronewegen claimed 15 wins in 2019, making him the most successful rider of the past season.