Netherlands Road Championships: Danny van Poppel pips Olav Kooij to road race victory in photo finish bunch sprint

DE PANNE, BELGIUM - MARCH 26: Danny van Poppel of The Netherlands and Team Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe crosses the finish line during the 49th Classic Brugge-De Panne 2025, Men's Elite a 195.6km one day race from Brugge to De Panne / #UCIWT / on March 26, 2025 in De Panne, Belgium. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
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In a narrow photo finish, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Danny van Poppel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) won the men's road race at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Dutch national championships, just beating pre-race favourite 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike) to the title.

Kooij finished second by a matter of centimetres, with outgoing champion 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco AlUla) finishing third.

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