Tour de France, stage 11 – Two good top-10 places for Sondre Holst Enger and Oliver Naesen

THE FACT OF THE DAY

Sondre Holst Enger (9th) and Oliver Naesen (10th) secured two great places in the top-10 after surviving a nervous and fast stage. IAM Cycling was in fact visibly active on the roads of Languedoc all day.

THE ANALYSIS

as offered by Rik Verbrugghe, the sports manager for the Swiss World Tour team: “With Leigh Howard strong in the break for over 100 kilometers, and two places in the top-10 with Sondre Holst Enger Oliver Naesen, I dare say that the guys fulfilled their contracts for the day.”

THE EXLIMATION

“I can be satisfied with this 9th place since I’m sitting right behind the cream of the sprint world crop. And the whole day was super nervous,” Sondre Holst Enger explained after netting his third top-10 of this, his first, Tour de France.

THE EXCLAMATION

“I managed to place Sondre in the best position possible,” Oliver Naesen commented. “Then I just hung on and remained in the leading group with all the sprinters. Snatching a place in the top-10 for my first Tour de France is a satisfying accomplishment.”

THE QUOTE

According to Leigh Howard, who was in the day’s break along with Arthur Vichot (FDJ) for over100 kilometers. “I’m not really on top of my game for this Tour de France, but I will still seek to grab every opportunity to put myself at the front.”

THE RECORD

47.242. In km/h, is the fastest average speed that the day’s winner Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) set today at the end of the Tour de France stage in Montpellier.

Race Pictures – BettiniPhoto