Søren Kragh Andersen back in Tour of Qatar's young rider jersey
Dane Søren Kragh Andersen isn't letting the occasion of his first race in Giant-Alpecin colours get the better of him at the Tour of Qatar with the 21-year-old currently sitting sixth overall and leading the young rider classification. Kragh Andersen's tenth place on stage 1 saw him take the white jersey on his first day of racing with the WorldTour team which he then lost to Sven Erik Bystrøm (Katusha) following stage 3.
Ninth place on the stage 3 time trial saw Kragh Andersen retake the lead in the classification and he now leads Bystrøm by 14 seconds with two stages to come.
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"The team made a plan and I was able to stick to it. I was very motivated and I had nothing left in me when I crossed the finish line. This was the best possible result that I could have achieved," Kragh Andersen said of the time trial. "I am very happy with this result and with retaking the white jersey. This time trial performance is very satisfying especially this early in the season."
With Kragh Andersen the best placed Giant-Alpecin rider in the race, coach Marc Reef stressed the importance of paying attention to the overall standings.
"The weather played an important role today with strong winds during the time trial. We applied a good pacing strategy and Søren was extremely strong," Reef said. "The general classification is still very close and we must be 100 percent focused on the two remaining stages."
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