The Dutch Mathieu van der poelHead of Tour de Franceregret the removal of his partner Jasper Philipsenvictim of the fall, saying it affects the concentration of the entire team. “I’m losing a friend too,” he said.
“I feel sad for her. We are missing a partner who can give us stages and the green Jerse Alpecin-Deceuninck.
Van der Poel, who dressed this yellow week, one day made by Philipsen, he linked many days to fall “in front of the wind”, which added many candidates who wanted to put himself in front of the squad.
Dutch says his team will seek to continue fighting for ‘sprint’ successes with Australian Kevin Grove.
“For now this is not possible, soon, it is not easy to concentrate after Jasper’s disappearance. But we will try in the next few days,” he said.
Van der Poel does not want to reveal whether on Tuesday he will fight for success on stage at the end of many small category categories that fit well with their conditions.
Source: La Verdad
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