Groves: “At Alpecin there is a culture of sprinters, this is an advantage. We have expert directors in sprint preparation”

Kaden Groves (Alpecin Deceuninck), winner of the sprint double at the Vuelta, has already commented on his success this season in Italy is spinning He just has to put his arms up in the Tour, which he considers “difficult” because of the number of sprinters his team has.

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“Winning the Tour is a difficult goal because there are quality teammates, for example, Jasper Philipsen, who won 4 stages this year and 2 last year. The choice is difficult. I still have to win the Tour, it’s true. , I think it’s good for the team to win with different riders,” said Groves at the Burriana finish line.

The Australian admits that there is a lot of competition in the team because of the number of sprinters it has, but he emphasizes the importance of these types of runners for him.

“At Alpecin there is a culture of sprinters, and that is an advantage. We have specialized directors in sprint preparation and they put all the knowledge to prepare the train and win. Today we did it like this and in Jasper andin Tour“.

Groves prevailed in a tight sprint ahead of Italian Filippo Ganna, making things difficult for the ‘Aussie’ cyclist.

“I saw Ganna thrown from behind, he is a runner who is very good in the sprint and I know he will be a dangerous rival. It’s a great victory, which makes me happy,” he commented.

Groves also contested ethe intermediate sprint of Nules10 minutes from the finish line, where he only gave way to the leader, the Belgian Remco Evenepoel.

“In the intermediate sprint I saw that Remco was speeding up, but I didn’t want to go all out, I followed him but I chose to save energy to get to the finish line and win the stage,” he concluded.