Special race report from DS Matt White
Today at Paris-Tours we witnessed two very special things. One, Tyler Farrar (right) showed he is ready to step up to the top line of world sprinters. And then, we had the first man to race Paris-Tours in a skin suit?! Who else but our TT specialist, Captain America Dave Z (lower left).
Tyler has shown in years past and this year with us that he is a very capable sprinter. He has had a stellar summer and has kept the ball rolling all the way to the end. But winning the bunch sprint for 5th place a mere fours seconds back, and in front of the cream of the sprinting fraternity, shows he has made the made the next big step. Paris-Tours is a real classic and not any old euro race! He should go into the winter break with a lot of confidence in his future.
From the start today, the team rode as planned with Lucas riding super to make the first break that stuck. They had a 4-minute gap when the skinned-suited up Dave Z made his move. Not an orthodox move, but hey it’s Z! After Z bridged, the 5 riders went out to 11 minutes and spent 200-plus kilometers away !
The other boys did all they could for Tyler all day! Very, very solid performance.
