Tour de France: Colbrelli frustrated but proud after almost beating Sagan
'Peter got the jump on me and I just couldn't get him back before the line' say🎉s Bahrain-Merida sprinter
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sonny Colbrelli (168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Bahrain-Merida) went closer than ever before to winning a stage at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France during stage 2 in La-Roche-sur-Yon on Sunday. He needed several minutes of extra ridinꦜg around in circles beyond the finish line to overcome his frustration, anger and disappointment to losing to Peter Sagan.
"It's a real pity not to win," Colbrelli said soon after at the Bahrain-Merida team bus, still struggling to come to terms with co💙ming so close to vict💜ory.
"I used a lot of energy to fight for Sagan's wheel, there was lots of shouldering going on, it was 🐲crazy. It's a pity because Sagan got the jump on me and I just couldn't get him back. The strongest rider won today, we all know how good Peter is, but at the same time I’m happy and proud of my performance. This is a big Tour sprint and I was right up there in the scrum. I’ll try again for sure."
Colbrelli has con😼firmed his WorldTour sprinting credentials since joining Bahrain-Merida in 2017, winning a stage at Paris-Nice and at 🤡the recent Tour de Suisse ahead of Fernando Gaviria and Sagan. He struggled in the Tour de France sprints in 2017, but appears stronger and smarter a year on.
His Bahrain-Merida teammates a�🥂�lso have to protect Vincenzo Nibali's hopes of overall victory but Colbrelli has some support and thrives on technical finishes like that in La-Roche-sur-Yon.
"This year we've got a great team that is helping Vincenzo hold his position up front in the finale and that is also helping me. I'm not as supported as Quick-Step and Bora-Hansgrohe with a lead-out for the sprints but it does mean I'm upfront and able to sprint," C꧋olbrelli explained without any complaint of his role and status.
"I was keeping an eye on Vincenzo ⛦in the finale because he's our leader but then I diveꦯd in the sprint and had a go.
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"It was a ꦚcrazy finale, with lots of crashes and lots of stress but the Tour is the Tour, we know what it's like. We also know that things will fall into place after the crazy first week. I can only hop⛦e to win a stage sooner rather later."
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