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Excitement until the very end, blazing sunshine, and five different types of natural wine made the inaugural men’s Copenhagen Sprint come together beautifully.

Copenhagen Sprint was simultaneously a disappointment and a great success

The men's World Tour race Copenhagen Sprint will be held from Roskilde to Copenhagen on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Foto: Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix
The men's World Tour race Copenhagen Sprint will be held from Roskilde to Copenhagen on Sunday, June 22, 2025. Foto: Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix
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The cycling race in the center of the capital on Sunday did not disappoint.

Although the first edition of the brand-new World Tour cycling race, Copenhagen Sprint, might have seemed a bit drawn-out for spectators over the first approximately 200 kilometers, everything changed when the 163 riders hit Copenhagen for five laps of 11 kilometers each.

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