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Pedersen is the obvious favourite as Kooij and Van Aert could end up taking points off each other and I don’t think Groves is as quick as the others in a flat sprint and doesn’t have his usual advantage against other contenders of being better uphill.
If Olav Kooij wasn't in the race i would go with WVA but, in this case, probably Pedersen. But do you think that the danish can beat the others sprinters in a pure sprinter stage?