Stybar very happy with top finish in first road race for Quick Step
World 'Cross champion third overall in Four Days🉐 of Dunkirk
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Zdenek Stybar finished on the podium of his first road race for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Quick Step. The reigning cyclo-cross world champion finished third over🍷all in the Four Days of Dunkirk, an unexpe⛦cted result for him.
"I'm really very happy that I managed to hold on to third place,” “I never expected this in my first r💝ace.🌜”
Stybar had moved🅠 into third place on Saturday's fourth stage, when he was part of a late break group. The Czech was able to counter the first attack out of the group by eventual winner Thomas Voeckler, bu🔜t couldn't answer the Frenchman's attack with about 14km to ꦏgo.
Stybar finished third on the stage, 1.43 minutes down, moving him into third overall. "I'm really very happy with this. It's a good feeling. With 2,600 meters of climbing, I expected toꩵ really suffer, but I got better with each lap.”
He was able to hold on to that top position in 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sunday's closing stage, with a finish in the lead group. Earlier, his teammate Julien Vermote was in a long breakawa♎y, which made things easier for him.
"The rest of the team was able to hold a steady position in the peloton thanks to Julien's presence in the break,” Stybar said. “All we had to do was defend my third place position. And the team did a great job. Now I understand why it's so important to have a strong team♐ around you.”
His next race is coming up almost immediately, th🥂e Tour of Picardy, May 13-15.
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