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Team Sky's Chris Froome  won the first edition of the Shanghai Criterium. The four-time winner of the Tour de France crossed the finish line ahead of Rigoberto Uran and Warren Barguil

The exhibition race took place over 23 laps around Shanghai and each of the jersey holders of the last edition of the French Grand Tour got to wear them in front of a huge Chinese audience

The peloton rode together until a group of riders broke and stayed away. Rigoberto Uran (Cannondale-Drapac), Chris Froome (Team Sky), Warren Barguil (Sunweb) and in his final raceAlberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) formed the breakaway. The Tour de France winner showed his incredible form, being fastest at the finish line.

"It was not easy with all those sprinters in the peloton, so the only option was to attack," said Froome at the end of the race.

On the podium, the Briton got a Yellow Jersey, Barguil got the Polka Dot Jersey and Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) received the Green Jersey. On his last day as a professional rider, Contador was awarded the most aggressive rider trophy.