US domestic rider Eamon Lucas Franck (Astellas) won the final stage of the Tour of Fuzhou in the pure style of a finisseur, going away from a 6-man breakaway group to beat China’s top cyclist Wang Meiyin, who will join the WorldTour with Barhain-Merida, next year.
Through an intermediate sprint, Peter Schulting of Valkenburg-Parkhotel moved up to third in the overall ranking behind Rahim Emami and Arvin Moazami, both from Pishgaman Giant Team.
“I can’t believe it, I gave my all and my all is the best so it’s good,” Franck said.
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“Today was fantastic with the team. We had a plan to ride for Brandon [Feehery] who got third the other day. But when a breakaway went at half way into the stage, the yellow jersey’s team sat up. It was a miracle that we went across with a one and half-minute gap, just the two of us but the legs were good today. The legs have been better every day. Ryan [Aitchesson] worked really well for me in the break.”
The front group was formed after a fierce battle for time bonuses as Schulting needed one second to make the final podium. “Third was the maximum I could do on GC,” the Dutchman told Cyclingnews.
“We controlled the race until the first intermediate sprint but I was fourth in that sprint [stage 2 winner Kim Okcheol from Seoul Cycling passed him for third place as he targeted the green jersey, eventually won by stage 3 winner Zhao Jingbiao of Wisdom-Hengxiang]. Then I tried to attack before the second intermediate and I came second, so that was enough.”
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