Thanks BORA-hansgrohe! 100th professional victory at GP Cycliste Québec!

In the end, the result at the Grand Prix Cycliste Québec was very similar to last year, and the style of the race was similar too, even down to Uran attacking as always. In the finale there was a headwind, but I decided I had to start my sprint from further out. It was a very long sprint and the last kilometre being uphill made it hard. Thanks very much to the team. BORA-hansgrohe did an amazing job – they were pulling all day on the front and we were able to control the race on the last three laps. There were a lot of attacks and the guys did a very good job closing the gaps. 100 victories is a special number but it’s never enough. You can’t rest on your laurels – you always have to aspire for more. I’ll try again on Sunday, but races are always unpredictable – you need luck. You can be injured or crash, but I want to do my best with the team, and we’ll see what comes next in Montreal.

Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 2017 – Finish line (Photo @veloimages)

Koniec-koncov, výsledok dnešných pretekov bol rovnaký ako minulý rok, v podstate celkovo sa to nieslo v podobnom duchu, vrátane pokusov o únik na Urane. Pred cieľom sa objavil protivietor, bol to dlhý špurt a posledný kilometer bol náročný, keďže sa išlo do kopca. Obrovské ďakujem patrí môjmu tímu. Jazdci z BORA-hansgrohe odviedli skvelú prácu, celý deň ťahali vpredu, a preto sme v posledných troch okruhoch kontrolovali preteky. Objavilo sa aj veľa pokusov o únik, ale chalani odviedli naozaj kus perfektnej roboty, a utečencov vždy dostihli. Stovka je magické číslo, ale víťazstiev nie je nikdy dosť. Nemôžem zaspať na vavrínoch, vždy chcem viac. V nedeľu sa znovu pokúsim o výhru, ale preteky sú nepredvídateľné- potrebujete veľa šťastia. Môžete sa zraniť alebo spadnúť, každopádne však urobíme všetko, čo bude v našich silách a uvidíme čo nás čaká v Montreale.