The British Simon Yate (BikeExchange), this Saturday’s winner second stage of the Giro d’Italiaa 9.2-kilometer time test through the center of Budapest, Hungary, said “I did not expect this success” and admitted that to finish first he tried to “give the best” he had.
Yates (Bury, 29), winner of the Vuelta a España in 2018 and third in the Giro d’Italia in 2021, clocked a time of 11:50 at the finish line, just three seconds ahead of Van der Poel (Alpecin Fenix).
“I showed the best I had. However, I did not expect this success but now we need to celebrate it as it comes. I tried to go as fast as possible and it worked. At this time, we did a lot with the equipment to get to tests like this ”, said Yates, upon reaching the finish line.
Despite the Briton’s victory, Van der Poel retained the pink jersey with an eleven-second advantage over Yates in the overall classification.
“Van der Poel was about to win, but I was able to keep the time I set and achieve victory. We still have many stages ahead and we will see what happens, but out of two time trials this Giro I have already won one, so now I will enjoy what I have achieved, “he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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