Will Barta’s sincerity after winning in Valencia: “To be fair, for a good part of the end I thought they were going to hunt me down”

There are victories like glory and Will Barta In the fifth and final stage of Return to the Valencian Community It is one of these, because of the way it was achieved, which crowned the first-class port in the first position, going down an open grave towards streets of Valencia and by how he managed in the last kilometers, the area less favorable to him and more to his pursuers, the short difference he had.

The American himself was honest in the end and admitted that deep down he thought they were going to catch him. “To be fair, for a good part of the end I thought they were going to catch me. I was very close the whole time, with about 30-40 seconds, and I’m not sure how many people came. behind, who shoot… but I have nothing “Nothing to lose, I also know that the last corners will help me. I have to pass without complications and continue to give everything to get there.”

He also met the Movistar runner that “this is not the idea of ​​the race for today. I have to be in the first break, but everything is designed to facilitate the attack of my teammates in the search for the general. I feel very good all week and I was able to “work for the team… until, on a day like today, you get a chance to fight for a cause. This is the day I’ve been dreaming of, the perfect day.”

And, because it couldn’t have happened after releasing his professional resume this Sunday, “it’s a great happiness to achieve this first victory in the professionals. They’ve been tough years in cycling and I’m lucky to be in a place like Movistar Team, who believe in me. It’s a dream to win and do it for them. The team has worked hard, with changes and improvements during the winter, and I’m proud to be from a team with this history , but more about how we move forward.”