Race report from Johnny Weltz

Today the sun was out so we had a very fast start! A strong group got off and we were well represented with Timmy in it. But a strong chase for 20km left any option to escape impossible. After it was caught two riders went off and that was the break of the day.

As the stage moved along it became clear that it wouldn’t be a bunch sprint — Tyler climbed well, but was realistic about the options for him. So when things started to go apart it was our climbing guys who took over. A group of some 35 riders was formed and we had three guys in it with Dan, Lucas and Christian. The Rabobank team spotted it was good for them so they controlled the finale and got the win. We where well represented as Daniel played the sprint smart and finished fifth on the stage, which show he is back on the game after some time off!

Dan Martin has a quick laugh with director sportif Johnny Weltz

Race report from Dan Martin

The stage was really hard from the start with a good climb. Timmy got in a big break of like ten guys but some teams missed it which meant a flat out chase ’till we turned around and hit the headwind. Then the group kind of stopped and the two-man break went. I felt terrible at the start but the same as yesterday I seemed to ride into the stage.
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