Caleb Ewan confirms his Milan-San Remo sprint credentials
'All that went wrong for us is that V꧙incenzo was too strong,' Australia says after taking second
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Caleb Ewan (168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mitchelton Scott) dominated the sprint on the Via Roma at the finish of the 2018 edition of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Milan-San Remo, using🅷 his aero tuck position down the middle of the famous finish to put several bi🅷ke lengths into Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) and Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates).
The Australian's only problem 🐻was that Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) was just ahead of him and hไit the finish line first to win by holding off all the sprinters after his solo attack on the Poggio.
Ewan was stunned to go so close to victory but sportingly pra𓂃ised Nibali for his result. His only consolation was proving💎 he has the qualities to win Milan-San Remo in the years to come.
"It's not every day you come so close to winning a Monument and this was a race I really wanted to do well in this year. I was a little disappointed n𝕴ot to win," Ewan said post-race behind the podium area before bring congratulated and encouraged by directeur sportif ꧋Matt White.
"Vincenzo had a really strong today and so it 🌠was always going to be hard to bring him back, knowing how well 💜he descends and knowing how strong he is. He was too strong today."
Ewan only had one regret.
"I think the race went exactly as I wanted it to. The team did a really good job as well; they put me in a good position on both the Poggio and Cipressa so I did not need to fight too much. All that went 𝕴wrong for us is th𓂃at Vincenzo was too strong."
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"In Via Roma, I was just thinking of doing my own sprint and if we caught Nibali, we caught him, if we didn't, we didn't. I was just focusing on my sprint as there were still♋ good sprinters there and I knew it would be tough."
Ewan has ridden Milan-San Remo twice in his young career, finishing 10th in 2017 and second this year. It is the only Monument he has ridden but he🐠 is now a possible future winner.
"After this year I know I can potentially win this race so I can come back next year and🎉 the year ꦐafter and try to win," he said.
"It's a race I'm always going to be targeting thr🐈oughout my career and I hope I can win it one day."
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