Win at Romandie ‘very satisfying’ for Evans
Australian says team gelling well for the Tour
The Tour of Romandie marked 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Cadel Evans’ (168澳洲5最新开奖结果:BMC racing) second stage race victory of the season after winning Tirreno-Adriatico in March. The Australia was 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:forced to sit out of the A🌄rdennes classics due to the recurrence of a quadricep injury, but recovered well to take the top honours in Switzerland. Speaking after the race Evans said he was "very satisfied" with the result.
"Any stage race victory on🥀 the World 🔴Tour is hard, so certainly this is a big win," Evans said.
"It's a bit strange to have won the overall and not to have won a stage. But I got a bit unlucky at the finish in Romont, and in the time trial when the wind conditions were a bit unfavorable to the later starters. But certainly, in a couple days when I have time to look back, I'll be very, very satisfied with the seas♐on so far."
Evans, who was also the , finished 18 seconds ahead of 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tony Martin (168澳洲5最新开奖结果:HTC-Highroad) and was encouraged by the way his BMC team rode the𝓀 race.
"It's the first ti𝓡me I have had the opportunity to race with newcomers Santaromita, Tschopp and Moinard," said Evans on his blog.
"I'm hap🔯py they are all ✃on our team - 'Santino' was everything I expected after our months of training together [at the Mapei Sports centre]."
"Tschopp is making a good return from illness - and M✱oinard is a very motivated and r♑eliable team mate."
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Tea📖m Direct🍸eur Sportif John Lelangue said the decision to rest Evans for the Ardennes was vindicated by the win at Romandie.
"I think that allowed him to continue to do the time trial intensit𓂃y work h♏e needed," Lelangue said.
"We took things day-by-day and he was feeling better and better. Weꦺ didn't know how he was going to be for the time trial, but he is back on the level. Now he needs to rest and recover a bit and then prepare for his next test, which will be the Critérium du Dauphiné."
Cadel’s win at Romandie also moved him up the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:UCI standings, the BMC rider now sits 3rd overall and has a realistic chance of repeating his 2007 UCI World Tour success.
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