La Vuelta

First podium for Boy van Poppel

"Our team always kept a positive mindset, despite the loss of our leader Gerben Thijssen before La Vuelta even started. It is fantastic to see the devotion of our team to support our young sprinter Hugo Page in each sprint stage, until the final hectometers. Today I was really eager to improve our previous sprints. We again showed a strong cohesion. With 2 kilometer to go, Hugo lost the slipstream of Julius and myself, but we chose to stay well positioned, hoping to hear his voice and lead him to the sprint. In extremis, Hugo managed to return close to me, but he didn't have space to follow me to the right on the outside, like we initially planned. I managed to keep cool and thanks to my experience, I ended up in the slipstream of Molano, after which I decided to sprint all out until the line. I consider this podium as an important moment in my career. As a loyal lead out I don't often have the chance to obtain a personal result. I'm happy with how my legs feel and I will need it for the next big day in the mountains tomorrow. I expect two more sprint opportunities in this Vuelta and it remains our intention to give everything to improve this third place."

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