Nils Eekhoff victorious in ZLM Tour prologue

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Nils Eekhoff (Team DSM) in 2022
Nils Eekhoff (Team DSM) in 2022 (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Nils Eekhoff (Team DSM) powered to victory in the prologue of the ZLM Tour in Heinkenszand, defeating teammate Alex Edmondson last year's overall champion Olav Kooij (Jumbo-Visma) by fractions of a second.

Eekhoff covered the 6.6 kilometre course with a time of 7:27.79, with Edmondson 0.36 seconds slower and Kooij just 0.05 seconds further behind in third.

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