Asgreen, a true gentleman: “All of us in the break deserve this victory in the Tour”

He Danish Kasper Asgreen, stage winner 18 of the Tour de Franceensured that he remained convinced of the victory despite the fact that the peloton threatened to catch them until the last moment and considered that the escapees deserved the victory.

“It’s not the ideal situation, a breakaway with six or seven riders is better. But it’s a kind of team time trial until the end. I won’t win without my breakaway companions. But everyone we deserve this win for everything we’ve done.” worked,” he said.

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Asgreen assured that he marked this stage and open to find the Soudal’s first win in this Tour, considering that the control of the “sprinter” teams is more complicated due to accumulated fatigue.

“This is the last week of the Tour and it is not the first time that a small group has overtaken the teams of” sprinters “. I had faith in it,” he assured.

The accumulated fatigue, the departure of some of the “sprinters”, the inclusion of Pascal Eenkhoornwho gave strength to the flight or the work of their companions to disturb the shooting, in their opinion, the factors that allowed them to arrive a few meters before the peloton.

“It has been a set of circumstances, there was only one thing we didn’t achieve, but a lot happened, and also that the four escapees had good legs,” he commented.

The runner thanked the work of his team, which came in search of victories with the “sprinter” Fabio Jakobsenbut who retreated after suffering a fall.

“The Tour has been difficult for us, Fabio had to retire due to a fall, we fought hard in the last two weeks, we always stayed close but we didn’t win. I experienced this stage and marked tomorrow, I’m motivated to give this victory to the whole team. I want the victory on the stage,” he said.