Video: Dan Martin upbeat despite his Tour of Poland defeat
Garmin-Cervelo rid♕er lookingܫ forward to the Vuelta
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Dan Martin (Garmin-Cervelo) could not stop 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) from snatching overal꧙l victory in the Tour of Poland but the Irishman knew that the result of the final stage was ꩵalways out of his control.
Speaking to Cyclingnews just seconds😼 after crossing the finish line in Kraków, Martin took defeat on the chin, seeing the positive aspects of his performance. Last year he won overall and this year he finished a close second. But he is confident of his form as he prepares for the Vuelta a Espana.
“First last year second this year, it’s no♌t so bad,” Mart🌸in said.
“Especially on a course that not really suited to my characteristics. That’s why𓄧 I attacked on the penultimate climb to try and take more time. I knew that. Even though the last climb was hard, it was always going to har💖d to drop him. I got second and I won a stage, so I’ve got to be happy.
“I had no ཧcontrol in the result (today) and so it all depended what Sagan did in the final sprint. It wasn’t important what I did, I just had to follow and not lose time.”
Martin was congratulated by race organiser CzesÅ‚aw Lang and final stage winner Marcel Kittel. Despite defeat, his thoughts quickly turned to the168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Vuelta a Espana, where he is determined to do we🦂ll after failing to land a place in the Garmin-Cervelo team for the Tour de France.
“My form is definitely in the right place. Now I’ve got to rest and improve even more and aim to do something big at the Vuelta.” Martin said.
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buyin💞g guides, direct to your inbox!