Steve Cummings put the disappointment of missing out on selection for the World Championships behind him with a fine win on stage 1 of the Giro della Toscana.
The win was Cummings’ first outing since the Worlds, where he was deemed surplus to requirements for the road race but good enough to be first reserve for the time trial. He eventually turned down the ride in the TT.
The double British national champion’s Toscana win came from a small group containing multiple Grand Tour champion Vincenzo Nibali and he now leads the race heading into stage 2.
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“It’s always hard to win but I’m very happy. Today’s win brought me a lot of satisfaction because it’s always really hard to win,” Cummings told Cyclingnews on Tuesday evening.
“When we were doing the big circuits there were a few little hills in but I was being the policeman because we came into the stage looking to help [Mark] Cavendish. The climbs were a little bit harder than we thought and when Nibali went I had to follow. The last smaller circuit was pan-flat and there wasn’t really a launchpad. I wasn’t really sure about the end because I’ve not done a sprint since about 2008.”
‘It doesn’t matter how I win or what I win, it’s never enough for some’
When Cummings crossed the line he was immediately asked by the gathering Italian press as to why he had not been in Bergen.
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