“I will be joyful if we leave Holland without having terrible luck,” group boss Patrick Lefevere mentioned in progress.
His want was granted, because Remco Evenepoel and his teammates had been not concerned in the crashes on Saturday and Sunday and – aside from the staff time demo – they were not allowed seconds.
“These initial several days have been a bit annoying,” mentioned sporting director Geert Van Bondt. “It truly is not the group time trial itself, mainly because you are in manage.”
“But in these two sprint phases we had been even now really active protecting Remco Evenepoel, so that he would conclude up safe and sound and seem.”
“That to start with assignment was a achievement. We failed to acquire in the staff time demo, but we did a superior functionality.”
“In these several modest villages, with all their visitors dividers and avenue household furniture, risk was about each corner, but we stayed out of difficulties. So we are happy with our passage via the Netherlands.”
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The group will now travel to the Basque Region, wherever it will race once again tomorrow. It is a location to which Evenepoel is properly suited, just believe of the Clasica San Sebastian.
“From Tuesday, the Vuelta actually starts with some tricky levels in the first 7 days,” the workforce chief of Fast Stage-Alpha Vinyl also is familiar with. Evenepoel is 14th in the stands with 14 counts from the Jumbo group.
“He is aware of the area nicely, has by now accomplished exceptional success and is looking forward to racing there.”
“We nonetheless have to examine all the things in element, but if he has legs like in San Sebastian you shouldn’t overlook the likelihood of class.”
“Whilst it is not the situation that we are presently operating on points like:” We have to strike there and there much too. “The sport alone will demonstrate it.”
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