Van Poppel sees sprint chances vanish in Arctic Race
Danny van Poppel hasn’t been able to sprint in the second stage of the Arctic Race of Norway. The rider of Team Jumbo-Visma ended up next to the road and as a result, he saw his chances vanish.
“We lost each other a little in the last three kilometers”, Amund Jansen said. “It was quite an easy stage, in which a lot happened in the final. There was a lot of headwind. Luckily, we all stayed on the bike, but unfortunately, I didn’t manage to sprint anymore.”
Sports director Sierk Jan de Haan concurred with Jansen’s story. “It was an easy stage. Several more teams managed to get themselves in the mix in the battle for the stage victory. None of the teams where able to take control and a lot of riders tried to earn their positions in the front. That does not always go smooth. Danny ended up next to the road. Normally, it was the last sprint chance, so this is a pity. But that is also part of cycling.”
Arctic Race of Norway: Stage 2
Stage 2
Result
1
Bryan Coquard
Vital Concept - B&B Hotels
03:31:11
2
Mathieu van der Poel
Corendon - Circus
s.t.
3
Christophe Laporte
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
s.t.
16
Amund Grøndahl Jansen
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
54
Floris De Tier
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
95
Pascal Eenkhoorn
Team Jumbo-Visma
s.t.
109
Tom Leezer
Team Jumbo-Visma
+0:35
112
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Team Jumbo-Visma
+1:19
115
Danny van Poppel
Team Jumbo-Visma
+2:15
Rankings
1
Mathieu van der Poel
Corendon - Circus
07:16:09
2
Alexey Lutsenko
Astana Pro Team
+0:09
3
Markus Hoelgaard
Uno-X Norwegian Development Team
s.t.
6
Amund Grøndahl Jansen
Team Jumbo-Visma
+0:13
23
Floris De Tier
Team Jumbo-Visma
+0:16
29
Pascal Eenkhoorn
Team Jumbo-Visma
+0:48
30
Danny van Poppel
Team Jumbo-Visma
+2:25
109
Tom Leezer
Team Jumbo-Visma
+17:35
112
Bert-Jan Lindeman
Team Jumbo-Visma
+18:19
