Mollema surprised by Tirreno time trial performance
Bauke Mollema (Trek Factory Racing) rode an impressive final time trial at Tirreno-Adriatico, finishing 36 seconds behind the stage winner, and teammate, Fabian Cancellara. While it wasn’t enough to strip Nairo Quintana (Movistar) of his leader’s jersey, the Dutchman closed the gap to just 18 seconds and cemented his second place overall.
“I am tired,” Mollema said. “I didn’t feel like I was going really well, but maybe that’s the feeling you need. A flat TT like this is hard for me, but I am really happy that I kept second place. I didn’t expect to be so close to Quintana, only 18 seconds in GC and that’s really good; I am really satisfied with my level."
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His improvement in the time trial comes after joining Trek Factory racing over the winter, where he has been working on his ability against the clock, and seeing the fruits of his labours has spurred him on. “We started working on my time trial in December and I am really happy with my position on the bike now, and with the bike itself,” he explained.
“It gives me motivation to train harder and make another step this year, because you can see that if you do a good time trial you can really fight for the podium and fight for victories in the biggest races. Now I want to continue this in the other stage races, too.”
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