Alexander Kristoff claimed his second victory in a row, adding the European Championships road race title to his win in the RideLondon Classic last weekend. The Norwegian edged out Italian Elia Viviani in a photo finish in Herning, Denmark with Dutchman Moreno Hofland farther behind in third.
It was only the second year of the elite men's race in the European Championships, which were previously reserved for women and espoirs. Last year, Peter Sagan won the road title, but never once wore the jersey because he was the world champion for the one race he competed in - the Eneco Tour - in 2016 before repeating as the rainbow jersey holder.
Kristoff expects to show off the distinctive white and blue jersey more than Sagan.
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"We haven't seen so much the jersey since Sagan was world champion. So it will be nice to show it. I will look forward to wearing it," Kristoff said.
Although he would love to win the rainbow jersey, the Norwegian was pessimistic that he could win on the hilly course at home in Bergen, Norway.
"I think the Worlds is quite a bit harder than the course today," Kristoff pointed out.
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