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168澳洲5最新开奖结果:John Degenkolb (168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giant-Alpecin) perhaps knew that it would be difficult to stop Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quick-Step) from pulling back four seconds in the final sprint of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Dubai Tour but he was disappointed to finish ninth in the stage 4 sprint and end the race six seconds behind the Manxman🌄 in the final overall classification.

Degenkolb and his Giant-Alpecin teammates rode perfectly to set him up for the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:uphill charge to♑ the line at✤ Hatta Dam on Friday, when the German used his power and speed to win the stage ahead of Alejandro Valverde and his Movistar teammate Juan Jose Lob🍷ato. However 24 hours later, Etixx-Quick-Step rode the perfect finale to set up Cavendish, while Degenkolb's lead-out lost its way in the high-speed finish near the Burj Khalifa skyscraper.

“Mark did a good sprint and he had a good lead-out today. We couldn't manage to make a better lead-out or an equally as good lead-out, so I couldn't do a good sprint and it wasn't a great finale for us,” Degenkolb admitted to Cyclingnews after the final podium ceremony with Cavendish and L🤪obato.

“We kept calm and controlled the stage and rode in a smart way. But in the sprint we definitely still have to꧒ learn things with the team we had here. It's early in the season, so it's not a big problem but we have to fix some communication problems for the future.”

The Giant-Alpecin team struggled to compete with the slick lead-out juggernaut that is Etixx-Quick-Step, and the Astana, Movistar and Team Sky also managed to set up their sprinters better in the high-speed finishes. Luka👍 Mezgec was sixth in the opening sprint on stage 1, Degenkolb was 13th on stage 2 won by Elia Viviani (Team Sky) and he was only ninth on stage 4.

However, Degenkolb's stage 3 victory was impressive and confirmed his early-season form. He became a father on January 2 but is as ambitious as ever. Last year he won Gent-Wevelgem and w🐼as second in Paris-Roubaix. He is aiming for a big win in 2015, with the three Monument Classics of Milan-San Remo, thᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚe Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix firmly in his sights.

“In general I'm very happy with my week and my stage win. It's a great start to the season for me and for the team. We learnt a lot and that's the most important thing. Now we can go home with a win and second place overall. That's not bad but we have thingsไ to improve. That's how it is, that's cycling. It's challenging,” Degenkolb said.

“I'm really p☂reparing for the Classics this year. I had a great winter and I'm coming into great shape. If you target the Spring Classics, it’s all about three big races: Milan-San Remo, the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, they're the three so-called Monuments. They're the onꦜes I'm aiming for.”

After a few days at home with his wife Laura and baby son Leo Robert, Degenkolb will head to Spain for another important block of racing, riding the one-day Vuelta Ciclista a Murcia race and the Ruta del Sol in Andalusia, where he will polish his Classics form before targeting other stage victories at Paris-Nice.