NXT Classic: Tibor del Grosso wins a tense two-up sprint to take a first win of the year

Tibor del Grosso (Alpecin-Premier Tech) gained a two-man dash towards Mauro Schmid (Jayco-Alula) to take victory on the NXT Traditional among the many hills of the Dutch Limburg area on Saturday.

Casper Pedersen (Soudal-QuickStep) led the chasing group dwelling in third place, only a handful of seconds behind the winner.

Del Grosso and Schmid escaped on the final of 4 ascents of the Gulperberg, some 35km from the end in Eijsden, near the Belgian border. Over the following kilometres the pair constructed a tenuous lead which by no means exceeded a minute on a chasing group of round 20 riders.

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Fearing he is perhaps out-sprinted, Schmid made a final gasp assault on the ultimate climb, the Moerslag, some 13km from the road, however the Swiss champion was unable to get away. With the chasers bearing down on them the pair had been pressured to rebuild their alliance and journey collectively, crossing the road to begin a remaining, flat 6km loop main by solely 30 seconds.

A late counter assault by three riders threatened to steal the present, however the two leaders had been capable of maintain on, Del Grosso launching an extended dash to take solely his second skilled win and the primary of his 2026 season.

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