« I'm so happy to achieve my first professional victory, especially after the bad luck I had in January and February. Two weeks ago, I hurt my knee in a crash in Omloop het Nieuwsblad. After a week of rest, my trainer Christophe Prémont planned a simulation of a stage race with four intense training sessions and today's race with Circus-ReUz-Technord in Rucphen. I knew that this series would be good for my condition, but at the other hand I felt the fatigue and I preferred to be prudent in this kind of nervous race. In the end, with 20 kilometer to go I managed to attack with two other riders and sprint for the victory just ahead of the peloton. » « This success is a result of the excellent collaboration between Circus-ReUz-Technord and Intermarché-Circus-Wanty. I know the riders of our Development team very well, because after our common training camp in December I joined them in Alicante in February to prepare the season. All are motivated to learn and to make progression. Today again it pleased me to guide the young riders as a captain. The atmosphere is identical as in the World Team. I was welcomed in the same way as the U23 rider are when they race with the pros. Together, our two teams form one big family. »
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