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This time 12 months ago, it seemed as though 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Alexander Kristoff (168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Katusha-Alpecin) had forgotten how to lose. After picking up a hat-trick of stage wins at the Tour of Qatar, he then tacked on two more at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour of Oman and, as he emerged from the Gulf races, he seemed poised for🐭 a repeat of his stunning spring oꦦf 2015.

A Classic man's campaign is judged squarely on how he fares on those ardent weekends of late March and early April, however, and Kristoff's early blaze of success was relegated to a mere footnote after he fell short at 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Milan-San Remo, the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix. The bout of illness that ruled him out of Gent-Wevelgem limited his effectiveness thereafter.

"I think we have more power in the team around me. We miss Jacopo [Guarnieri] for the lead-out, he's gone to FDJ, but we have𒊎 more guys who can control the race and make sure we get to the sprint," Kristoff said. "In the end, we are not weaker for the sprints. We have more power in the team for con🌟trolling races. I'm optimistic."