Italy claimed its second Vuelta a Espana stage victory in 24 hours and Quick-Step Floors their second win in three days as Matteo Trentin followed up teammate Yves Lampaert's Sunday victory with a clinically executed sprint triumph of his own in Tarragona.
After winning a stage of the Tour de France in 2013 from a breakaway and a second stage in a bunch sprint at Nancy in 2014, and earning a victory in Pinerolo in the Giro d'Italia last year, the 28-year-old joined the ranks of riders who have won stages in all three Grand Tours in his first-ever participation in the Vuelta a Espana.
Second in Gruissan behind Lampaert during the 2017 Vuelta's first full bunch sprint on Tuesday, Trentin blasted past Juan Jose Lobato (LottoNL-Jumbo) at the end of a technical run-in with four bends in the final 300 metres.
ADVERTISEMENT
Trentin's bike-handling skills, as well as his pure speed, were both key factors in a finish that the Italian described as "extremely complicated, and where it was more instinct than anything else that meant I could be at the front."
He also initially benefited from some excellent teamwork, as Julian Alaphilippe and Lampaert guided him through the opening segment and then Trentin began what he called "surfing between the guys. Lobato went from very far out, and as he passed me I jumped on his wheel."
"We really wanted to be up there in the last kilometre, but from 30 kilometres out, when things started going a little bit bananas, Niki Terpstra and Bob Jungels started to pull really hard and we took responsibility for the race, and I could finish it off with a nice victory."
You can read more at Cyclingnews.com
via Cyclingnews Latest News http://ift.tt/2v5vlcU
No comments:
Post a Comment