The Colombian Fernando Gaviria (Movistar) congratulated the Dutchman Arvid De Kleijn for his success in Milan-Turinbut at least the rider from La Ceja considered the importance of the second place that allowed him to enter the podium.
“It was quite a fun sprint, with many curves, luckily no crashes. No one would comment on De Kleijn’s movement; He beat me and all I can do is congratulate him”Gaviria said at the finish line.
Despite coming from a “really poor and difficult” Tirreno, Gaviria says he has a good sense of humor.
“I want to fully recover to do a better sprint and be closer to victory, but I managed to get on the podium,” he said.
Gaviria, this season’s stage winner at the Vuelta a San Juan, appreciates the work of his Movistar teammates, this year adapted to an almost unprecedented job: preparing the arrival for a sprinter.
“Every day there are positives and negatives in the work of the teammates; I cannot ask for more from them at this point. This effort, this type of work is new for all of us, and calmly we will build a great team for the flat stages” , he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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