Director’s report from Lionel Marie
The team was present all day long, and Ryder got into good break with the likes of Oscar Freire. It was a little bit early, but you never know how it will play out. For the rest of the team this race was a new experience and it’s never easy — turn right, left, right again….all day long! Or what is more, a come back like Dan Martin who did a good job handling the 240kms. It is good news for Romandie.
Jason Donald crashed but he is strong and always ready to race. This morning he was happy with his condition so we’ll see on Wednesday.
We are in Belgium now and the weather is good, as is the team spirit too. We did 2.5 hours all together, and with 3 new riders: Yvon the bus driver, Joan our mechanic, and me… hahaha!
Team Garmin-Slipstream team results
1. Serguei Ivanov 6h38.31
35. Ryder Hesjedal +2.38
85. Christian Meier +6.02
89. Martijn Maaskant
DNF Jason Donald
DNF Huub Duyn
DNF Daniel Martin
DNF Ricardo Van Der Velde
DNF Thomas Peterson
