Cycling: Olav Kooij won the 17th edition of the Münsterland Giro. The Dutchman confidently won the mass sprint from a top field. Germany's Max Walscheid can look forward to third place.
Kooij wins sovereign in Munster
The Sparkassen Münsterland Giro was also a great success in 2022. After Mark Cavendish triumphed last year and Tom Boonen, Sam Bennett, Andre Greipel and Marcel Kittel had won here in the past, the one-day race welcomed some of the best sprinters in the world again this year. Among other things, they competed on the 205,9-kilometer course from Telgte to Münster Jasper Phillipsen (Alpecin – Deceuninck), Fabio Jacobsen (Quick Step Alpha Vinyl), Dylan Groenewegen (BikeExchange – Jayco) and Sam Bennett (Bora – hansgrohe) against each other. In the end, however, they all lost out. Olav Kooij (Jumbo – Visma) should easily win the mass sprint ahead of Philipsen. Third place can be surprising Max Walscheid (Cofidis) rejoice. The German won here in 2018 but has had a difficult year.
Olav Kooij with his win of 2022!
The Dutchman was victorious at the Sparkasse #Munsterland Giro today♂️ pic.twitter.com/0mQUDtRFWq
- Eurosport (@eurosport) October 3, 2022