Results Copenhagen Sprint 2026 - Jasper Philipsen wins chaotic wet finale after late crash splits peloton
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Jasper Philipsen won the 2026 Copenhagen Sprint after a chaotic finale in the Danish capital, where a late crash, rain and a stubborn breakaway turned a likely bunch sprint into a far more frantic finish.
The Alpecin - Premier Tech sprinter came through after the day’s escape was caught inside the final kilometre, with Danny van Poppel launching the sprint for Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe before Philipsen finished it off.
The second men’s edition of the race had long looked set for a controlled sprint, but the final 20 kilometres changed the shape of the day. A crash near the front of the peloton split the bunch on the Copenhagen circuit, with several Lotto riders among those caught, while Decathlon CMA CGM Team took control of a reduced front group for Tobias Lund Andresen.
The rain then arrived on the technical city circuit, leaving wet roads, repeated corners and a reduced chasing group to decide the race.
Breakaway caught inside final kilometre
Rune Herregodts, Anders Foldager, William Blume, Frederik Rodenberg and Mads Andersen had formed the main breakaway of the day, with Rodenberg later dropped and caught before the remaining quartet carried the move deep into Copenhagen.
Their advantage had been reduced to around 20 seconds before the late crash, but the split in the peloton gave the break fresh hope. With 10 kilometres remaining, Herregodts, Foldager, Blume and Andersen still had a gap of roughly 15 seconds, while Alpecin - Premier Tech and Decathlon drove the reduced chase behind.
The escape continued to resist into the final five kilometres, still holding around 10 seconds as the sprint teams struggled to fully organise. Foldager took a major turn in front as the gap dropped to five seconds inside the last two kilometres, before Herregodts attacked from the break as the catch approached.
Netcompany came forward late for Sam Welsford, but Decathlon led into the final kilometre with two riders ahead of Lund Andresen after the break had finally been brought back.
Philipsen then proved strongest in the reduced sprint, denying the Danish home hopes after a finale shaped by crashes, rain and a breakaway that refused to fade quietly.
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