As Giant-Alpecin go from strength to strength in the Vuelta a Espana, leading the race overall with Tom Dumoulin, their young American rider Lawson Craddock has found himself in the thick of the action - and enjoying the challenge, too.
Craddock, taking part in the large breakaway on stage 10, told Cyclingnews before the start in Valencia that Giant-Alpecin had come to the Vuelta looking for a good run of success but that the team’s dream start to the race with Dumoulin was far beyond expectations.
“He came in after crashing out of the Tour and you could definitely tell he was putting the work in and it’s showed in the Vuelta,” Craddock tells Cyclingnews. “So it’s really exciting being a part of it.
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“Our main goals pre-race were winning sprints with John [Degenkolb] and looking for opportunities on the harder stages and that’s kind of shifted a little bit.
“We’re still looking to win a couple of stages with John, but I don’t think any of us expected this [degree of success] coming into this race.”
The 23-year-old Texan, who has an all rounder’s role in his second Vuelta, ranging from working for Dumoulin on the climbs to supporting Degenkolb on the flatter stages, says the team are keeping their feet on the ground despite the top results so far.
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