On paper the best chance for the sprinters this week, today’s race was well controlled the whole day. When a 4-men-break was in front, BORA – hansgrohe started to contribute to the work in the bunch early with Lukas Pöstlberger. With 10 kilometers remaining all was set for a bunch sprint and in the final Felix Großschartner, Nils Politt and Shane Archbold positioned Jordi Meeus perfectly. When on the last kilometer some riders took the wrong side at some road furniture, BORA – hansgrohe hit the front and Jordi finished off some incredible teamwork with a superb win.
Results
01 J. Meeus 4:22:28
02 S. Aniolowski + 0:00
03 T. Pidcock + 0:00
From the finish line
“First of all I have to thank all my teammates. They were committed 100% today and it’s special to feel this kind of spirit. We hit the front at the right moment and also knew we had to take the last corner outside because of the barriers. I still had good legs in the end and could move in the bunch without taking too much risk. The sprint was perfect, also the timing was right. It is a wonderful feeling to be back on top of the podium after all the setbacks I had so far this season.” – Jordi Meeus
“I always said the last days, if the boys keep on riding like they did the results will come. Every single rider of the team was really committed today. Lukas rode for a long time in the bunch, Felix and Nils have been very important on the last kilometers and also Shane protected Jordi well. All in all it was a perfect team effort. Still, you need that guy that can finish off the job and Jordi did that perfectly today. It is impressive to see how he is coming back from injury and how he was able to deliver today.” – Torsten Schmidt, Sports Director
