“There’s no better feeling than crossing the finish line first, so at first it’s always disappointing to finish in second or third place. But I will remember my good feeling in the sprint. The team protected me in the front in the final kilometers, until I lost some positions on a speed bump just before a corner with 1.5 kilometer to go. It wasn’t easy to make up for this, given the high speed of the lead out of BORA-Hansgrohe. So I finished one bike length away from the victory. Tomorrow is a new chance, which might suit me even better. Because of the hilly parcours it will be a challenge for the sprinter’s teams to control. I’m confident that I can survive on this terrain and I’m hoping for another good sprint.”
