Asgreen and Bystrøm take Danish and Norwegian men's road race titles

Following his victory in the road race, Deceuninck-QuickStep's Kasper Asgreen – pictured during the 2020 Critérium du Dauphiné – holds the Danish national titles for both the time trial and road race.
Following his victory in the road race, Deceuninck-QuickStep's Kasper Asgreen – pictured during the 2020 Critérium du Dauphiné – holds the Danish national titles for both the time trial and road race. (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Deceuninck-QuickStep's Kasper Asgreen and UAE Team Emirates' Sven Erik Bystrøm took the men's road race titles at the Danish and Norwegian national championships, respectively, on Sunday, and will wear their national champions' jerseys for their WorldTour teams for the rest of the season and into next year.

Asgreen is the reigning Danish time trial champion – with the 2020 titles against the clock having been postponed – and added the road race crown to his palmarès in Middelfart on Sunday afternoon, winning by nine seconds from Riwal Securitas rider Andreas Kron, while Asgreen's Deceuninck-QuickStep teammate Michael Mørkøv, who's held the title for the past two seasons, completed the podium by leading home a large chase group.

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