Ethan Hayter (Soudal-Quickstep) claimed the victory within the four-kilometre prologue of the primary version of the NIBC Tour of Holland.
Hayter broke the guts of the younger Australian Cameron Rogers (Lidl-Trek), who had led for a lot of the stage, beating him by simply 0.28 seconds.
Jakob Søderqvist made it two Lidl-Trek riders on the stage podium, slotting in simply 0.44 seconds shy of Hayter in third.
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“It is very nice to complete the season so properly, and there was [just] two tenths ultimately, which is nothing,” Hayter stated. “I used to be actually near medal final week on the European Championships – lower than the second and now it is the opposite method round – so I am actually completely happy.
“I’ve actually bought again to my my greatest within the time trials this 12 months. It has been very nice. I’ve to thank the workforce for believing in me and giving me all the perfect tools to go as quick as doable.”
Rogers, the nephew of ex-pro Michael Rogers, was upset to not get the win, however seemed on the intense facet.
“I beat some large names nonetheless, so I am fairly completely happy, and I nonetheless get to put on a jersey getting in tomorrow. I am fairly completely happy, but additionally a bit bummed,” Rogers stated.
At midnight of night time underneath a light-weight rain, the inaugural Tour of Holland started with a four-kilometre prologue time trial by the streets of the Zuiderpark in The Hague.
Nils Eekhoff (Picnic-PostNL), the twelfth rider down the ramp, set probably the most lasting early time in 4:32.1.
The Dutch rider had solely 20 minutes to chill down within the sizzling seat earlier than Cameron Rogers (Lidl-Trek) bested his time by 5 seconds, coming by with a time of 4:26.93.
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The margin appeared to bode properly for the upstart who beat Filippo Ganna within the prologue of the Tour of Austria final 12 months, however Rogers had a very long time to attend to seek out out if he would win the stage. He watched as riders like Christophe Laporte (Visma-Lease a Bike) and under-23 time trial world champion Jakob Søderqvist (Lidl-Trek) got here and went with out surpassing his mark.
Søderqvist was simply three-tenths of a second off successful the stage behind the unlikely chief, who was referred to as up from Lidl-Trek’s improvement workforce.
Rogers’ hopes started to rise because the final ten riders began to return by the road and he was nonetheless main the standings.
British champion Ethan Hayter (Soudal-Quickstep) posed the largest hazard as a fellow observe bicycle owner and pursuit specialist.
Rogers may solely maintain his head in dismay as Hayter gave his all to return by simply 28 hundredths of a second faster.
Solely three riders got here after Hayter, however Johan Worth Pejtersen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Danny van Poppel (Crimson Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) couldn’t get previous the Briton.
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