Olav Kooij wins BEMER Cyclassics

Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike) stormed to victory in the BEMER Cyclassics one-day race, timing his sprint perfectly to the line ahead of a charging Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) and Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) in Hamburg.

Milan was positioned well on the wheel of lead-out man Simone Conssoni, however, he got boxed in when Kooij and Girmay opened up past his right-hand shoulder and got the jump on him.

The Italian managed to find a lane to sprint and try to close down the flying Dutchman but it was simply too late despite his remarkable closing speed and Kooij held on at the line for his seventh WorldTour win of the season. Milan ended the day second after pipping Girmay with a strong bike throw as the Eritrean rounded out the podium.

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