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Laura Weislo

O Gran Camiño: Magnus Cort launches long-range sprint to win opening stage and claim first leader's jersey

Uno-X Mobility team's Danish rider Magnus Cort leads a breakaway in the beginning of the ascent of Col du Tourmalet during the 14th stage of the 111th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 151,9 km between Pau and Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet, in the Pyrenees mountains in southwestern France, on July 13, 2024. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP).

Magnus Cort (Uno-X Mobility) parlayed a long sprint into victory on the opening stage of O Gran Camiño, holding off Efapel's Santiago Mesa and Giovanni Lonardi (Polti-VisitMalta) to claim the first leader's jersey of the UCI 2.1 stage race.

The Dane narrowly avoided a crash in the final kilometre when he hit an obstacle on the road and ran into another rider, but kept his cool on the wheels before hitting out with 250 metres to go.

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