Cummings back on front foot in Norway after being 'found out' at Tour de France

Dimension Data's Steve Cummings saw the white blur out of the corner of his eye, and that was his cue to stop pedalling. Mathieu van der Poel's stunning sprint ended his hopes of victory 100 agonising metres from the finish line of the opening stage of the Arctic Race of Norway, but there was no real sense of disappointment from the British rider.

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