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168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mikel Landa has recognised that knowing the steep uphill finish on stage 2 of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Vuelta al País Vasco very well was a definitive advantage for him as𒈔 the Sky rider took his first viꦰctory of 2016 for his new squad on home soil.

The 🍬Basque rider's breakaway to victory on Tuesday was, like last year when he won a stage in Pais Vasco at Aia, his first win after a uneven start to the season, with his first race delayed by over a month.

Landa reflected, too, that hopefully this is the start of a successful run at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d’Italia, in which he finished third last year and which will b🌱e his big target this year.

Landa’s home town of Murgia is just a few kilജometres away from the stage finish in Baranbio and his extra motivation to w𒀰in on local soil was, he said, a key factor in his determination to go clear of Wilco Kelderman (LottoNL-Jumbo).

“On an occasion like this when it came to winning, what I wanted in my head was as important as my legs,” Landa observed shortly after crossing the line. “There were other things that helped, too, the cold and rain in the f🦹irst part of the stage really mad🍌e a difference and was good for me, as did knowing the finish so well.”

“But I really can’t believe ♐that I’ve managed to win, it’s still sinking in.”

Having performed above his own expectations, Landa says that he will have to take defending the race on the day by day. “Sergi♏o [Henao, third] is the leader for Sky here, and I could crack tomorrow. He’s got a lot more race days this seaso♒n. So I’ll have to take it on the day by day.”

Whilst stage 3 from Vitoria to Lesaka is probably the most straightfor♏ward of the entire race and Landa should have few problems defending his lead, stage four could well be to Landa’s liking. It features three ascents of Aia, the climb where he won last year, the last 13 kilometres before the finish in Orio.