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Sky's 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mathew Hayman claimed his first win in five years in pipping compatriot Baden Cooke (Saxo Bank SunGard) on the line at the 190.4 kilometre 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Paris-Bourges on Thursday.

Hayman prevailed on a gruelling day on the bike, wi🌊th foul weather conditions greeting riders on the start line and throughout the race. The 33-year-old claimed his place in the early breakaway and maintained his position as the race came back together.

"I was leading into the last 400 metres and managed a good sprint," he told teamsky.com. "I'd seen that the guys bꦍehind were lining up so I just went and Baden Cooke got alongside me but couldn't quite get over me and Greg [Henderson] was finishing very fast on the outside bu🍌t the line came quicker.

"I was really happy with that - I think we got away after about 15 kilometres and I ended up kind of winning a sprint so there൲ was a bit of disbelief afterwards!

"My last victory was the Commonwealth Games in 2006 so it's been a whil🌞e in between but i🎶t's nice to win a race in a Team Sky jersey."

It's Hayman's second time on the podium this season, having finished 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:third at Omloop Het Volk, but it was a result last week at 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Franco-Belge where he finished sixth overall ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚbehind winner Robbie McEwen (RadioShack) which gave Hayman the confidence that he was starting to come into a bit of form.

"I knew [last week] at Franco-Belge that I was going pretty well and Steven [de Jongh, the 𒁃team's Sports Director] in the car told me to make sure I was confident in my sprint and I guess that'ꩵs what I did."

Hayman will next take on 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Paris-Tours on Sunday whe💃re there's a battle looming between the Australians who have been on-song with Cooke heading into the 230 kilometre racing off the back of his second runner-up placing at Binche-Tournai-Binche, and a resurgent McEwen looking to finish the season o🦩ff in style.

Given the change in the parcours to include the slight climb of the Côte de l'Epan within the last 10 kilometres, the race becomes even more suited to someon🌸e like Hayman who is known to favour breakaways.

"I'm really looking forward to Paris-Tours, it's really the last classic for the kind of guys like me who enjoy those sort of events," Hayman explained. "It's been a bit of a goal of𝓡 mine at the end of the year after the World Championships.

"This win today puts the icing on the cake and means I'💫ll go in there pretty relaxed but knowing I've got good 📖form."