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With all the big name sprinters present, Groenewegen was quickest to the line by a matter of centimetres over Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), the result only decided after the stage by photo review with Biniam Girmay (Intermarche-Wanty) rounding out the podium in third.
A sprinter with an impressive Tour de France pedigree, Groenewegen's experience was on display in the finale, navigating the wheels to launch from behind Arnaud de Lie (Lotto-DSTNY) with just enough in the legs to go to the line.
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“I'm really happy," he said after the stage.
"The feeling is so amazing, in the red white and blue jersey - before I said it would be a beautiful picture but it was that close that I couldn’t celebrate on the finish line.
"In the final kilometres, we stayed calm and went at the right moment. Then I got into the slipstream and I actually don't know what happened but I was first.”
It was a return to the Tour de France winner's circle for Groenewegen after missing out in 2023, nabbing his first victory since Stage 3 in 2022 and sixth at the race all-time.
The stage threatened crosswinds throughout, but no splits really materialised on what was an otherwise quiet day for the other classifications.
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) remained in the yellow jersey in a relaxed day for the general classification riders ahead of tomorrow's individual time trial, while Girmay extended his lead in the points classification after donning the green jersey after yesterday's stage.
The Tour de France continues tomorrow night with Stage 7, a 25.3km individual time trial from Nuit-Saint-Georges to Gevrey-Chambertin. Watch the action live from 9pm (AEST) on SBS and SBS On Demand.
