Wout Poels (Team Sky) vented his anger after crashing on the last corner of the decisive mountain stage and so losing a chance to win the Abu Dhabi Tour. He shouted at times, with his voice ringing out in the relative quiet at the top of the 11km climb.
The Team Sky rider looked set to win the stage and so take the overall lead after catching Esteban Chaves (Orica-GreenEdge) in the final kilometre. He sprinted to ensure he was first into the tight sweeping left turn but then seemed to lean too much into the corner and his tyres lost grip on the asphalt. As he tried to jump up, Chaves camp past him, with Fabio Aru (Astana) also catching him and passing him before the finish to take second.
Poels was calm and reflective a few minutes after the stage, having had time to reflect to his day.
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“It is what it is. I can’t change anything now…” he said.
“I’m really disappointed but that’s racing. I think it’s my own fault because I slipped away and went a little bit to fast. It’s a new experience to lose a race so close to the finish,” he said.
Poels revealed that he knew the tight corner would be decisive.
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