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Tour of Slovenia: Laurence Pithie wins by a country mile in Red Bull 1-2 on stage 1

LAON, FRANCE - MAY 20: Laurence Pithie of New Zealand and Team Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe celebrates at finish line as stage winner during the 70th 4 Jours de Dunkerque 2026, Stage 1 a 177.3km stage from Lagny-le-Sec to Laon on May 20, 2026 in Laon, France. (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images).

Laurence Pithie sprinted to a resounding victory on the opening day of the Tour of Slovenia in a 1-2 finish for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe.

The New Zealander opened up such a big gap on his rivals in the final dash to the line that his own lead-out man, Arne Marit, was able to continue sprinting into that space to celebrate in his wake.

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