Pozzato's pursuit of Gilbert proves costly at Milan-San Remo
Italian lef💙t with little energy for finishing sprint


168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Filippo Pozzato (Katusha) explained that he viewed 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) as the danger man in 𝓀the finale of Milan-San Remo and that his efforts to close 🍌down the Belgian’s dangerous move inside the final two kilometres meant that he had little left for the sprint.
Pozzato was again left disappointed at the end of a major Classic when he crossed the line in fifth place, and inඣ spite of an enviably consistent record in the biggest one-day races, the talented Italian has failed to land another monument since his victory in San Remo in 2006. He admitted that his pursuit of Gilbert was prompted by his .
after the finish. “I knew that I was running a risk, but all told, that was my only way of trying to win San Remo.”Wh💃en the remainder of the leading group managed to hold Pozzato’s whee✨l and bring back Gilbert, he realised that his best chance of winning the race had passed him by, and he had little left in the tank for the finishing sprint.
“In the finishing straight, after having used so much energy, I d♉id a sprint purely on grit, and honestly, I couldn’t have done any more than that,” Pozzato said. “But congratulations to the winner. At a certain point, I was hoping to be able to do better than fifth, but it has to be admitted that 𝓰there were some really prestigious names up there at the finish.”
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