John Degenkolb's two victories at the Challenge Mallorca have helped the German Classics rider put the disappointment, illness and near-misses of 2017 behind and to look to the spring of 2018 with new optimism.
With solid backing from many of the teammates who will ride with him between now and Paris-Roubaix, Degenkolb won the opening Trofeo Campos race on Thursday and then Sunday's Trofeo Palma, both with a well executed, high-speed sprint finish.
'Dege' is back and understandably thrilled to celebrate a successful start to the season with his Trek-Segafredo teammates after a meagre 2017.
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"I believe that every cloud has a silver lining," the 29-year-old German tells Cyclingnews in an exclusive interview.
The German's own disappointments of 2017 reflected that of the Trek-Segafredo team. While Alberto Contador's retirement was a fairy tale ending, the US-registered WorldTour squad underperformed last season.
"We had a lot of podium spots in 2017 but in the end, only 18 wins. A team as important as Trek-Segafredo should be able to do better," Degenkolb says in agreement. "If we manage to finalise 50 per cent of our second spots from 2017, then we'll be pretty far up in the rankings.
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