13 May 2016
IAM Cycling
THE ANALYSIS
According to Eddy Seigneur: The goals that we set in the briefing this morning before the stage were to get into the break and then meaningfully participate in the sprint. Those instructions were successfully followed. Clément Chevrier snuck to the front of the race, along with five other riders. Unfortunately he was with guys who had a faster kick than him, so his attempts to contest the intermediate sprints were not successful. Then in the pack, we reanimated the pace. After all, we came to Picardy to influence the race. With 60km to go to the finish, IAM Cycling managed to create a dangerous echelon. The goal was to tire out our opponents. In the end, all the riders gave their best to help Sondre Holst Enger to produce his strongest effort. And our reward was third place.
THE FACT OF THE DAY
Sondre Holst Enger takes another podium, third place this time. After the Tour of Croatia, I did not slack off on my training, as a lot of cyclists do this time of year, the young Norwegian rider explained. On the contrary, I was focused on my efforts. My hard work, and the hard work of the team means that I was able to get onto the third step of the podium today. However, I remain confident that I can get an even better result during this race. Tomorrows stage is a bit more rugged than todays stage, but that shouldnt be a problem for me, just the opposite. I like to ride on challenging terrain.
THE NUMBER
90 – That’s how many kilometers Clément Chevrier spent at the front of the race. The rider from the Picardy region revisited many of his training routes, and took advantage of his local knowledge by slipping into the days break.
Pictures – Mathilde l’Azou & Bruno Bade (tourdepicardie.fr) & IAM Cycling
