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CRO Race 2022: Jonas Vingegaard secures first win since Tour de France triumph on punchy Stage Three finish

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Jonas Vingegaard secured his first victory since his triumphant Tour de France with an impressive display on the first categorised finish of the 2022 CRO Race.

Stage 3 of the race in Croatia brought two climbing tests inside the final 20 kilometres of a 156km route from Sinj to Primostein, finishing on a short but punchy ascent in Primostein.

Ad Vingegaard returned to road racing action this week for the first time since sealing his maiden Grand Tour overall victory in Paris in July.

CRO RaceVingegaard sprints to Stage 3 victory at the CRO Race3 HOURS AGO The Dane produced a powerful surge to hold off the rest of the lead group, out-kicking Team DSM's Oscar Onley, who produced another impressive performance to take second.

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