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Olav Kooij has booked his second day victory within the 4 Days of Dunkirk. The 21-year-old Jumbo rider, who already received the primary stage on Tuesday, was additionally the quickest within the fourth stage.
Through the 173.8 kilometer lengthy stage to Achicourt, the riders had to decide on 4 cobbled sections. On a kind of cobbled sections, the peloton broke into items.
Kooij was within the first group. Benjamin Thomas, the general chief, was in a chasing group. That was the signal for Soudal-Fast-Step to extend the tempo on the entrance and assist Kasper Asgreen to the chief’s jersey. That mission succeeded.
Sprinter Tim Merlier might have accomplished the celebration for the Belgian group, however he solely completed eighth.
Erlend Blikra unintentionally shaped an ideal lead-out for Kooij, who received with pressure majeure. The Jumbo-Visma sprinter is now third, seven seconds behind Asgreen.
The 4 Days of Dunkirk continues till Sunday.
