Dion Smith scores Intermarché-Wanty's first win of 2025 at the Volta NXT Classic

FANO ITALY MAY 16 Dion Smith of New Zealand and Team Intermarche Wanty crosses the finish line during the 107th Giro dItalia 2024 Stage 12 a 193km stage from Martinsicuro to Fano UCIWT on May 16 2024 in Fano Italy Photo by Dario BelingheriGetty Images
Dion Smith pictured at the 2024 Giro d'Italia (Image credit: Getty Images)

Dion Smith ended his Intermarché-Wanty team's victory drought at the Volta NXT Classic in the Netherlands, deploying the quickest finish at the line among the small leading group of six.

The New Zealander scored his team's first win of 2025 ahead of Frank Van Den Broek (Picnic-PostNL Development) and Niklas Larsen (BHS-PL Beton Bornholm). 

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Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. She has interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel, and her favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from 2024 include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.

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