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168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Wouter Poels (168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Vacansoleil-DCM) finished second on the uphill finish into Valdepeñas de Jaén on Wednesday but ﷽instead🦹 of celebrating, he  was left wondering if he could have beaten Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha), after puncturing two kilometres before the day’s penultimate climb.

The Dutchman was forced to expend valuable energy chasing back on, as the peloton surged up the Cat. 2 Alta de Valdapeñas. He managed to rejoin the bunch on the descent thanks to the help of teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Matteo Carrara but the damage was already done.

"It’s a positive result to finish second behind one of the world’s best riders [con✤sidering my puncture] especially with this kind of finale."

"I wanted to attack but my directeur sportif told me to remain quiet and focus on GC. I had thought of going for the stage win but even though I managed to work myself back to the front and - was behind "Purito" [Rodriguez] when he attacked, I 🗹was simply unable to follow."

Poels is riding in his second Grand Tour of the year having abandoned the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France after suffering on the stage to Super-Besse. A real general classification hope for the future, the Dutchman has posted a number of impressive results in 2011, including a fourth overall at the recent 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de Pologne, and second place in the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de l’Ain. Despite no lack of 𒁃f♍orm he’s simply trying to ride as consistently as possible and reach the finish in Madrid.

"In the future I have the feeling that I can become a good GC rider. [For now] however I’d be very happy to reach Madrid 🦩in the top 20."