Laporte takes third place in time trial Tour of Denmark
Christophe Laporte has finished third in the second stage of the Tour of Denmark. In the individual time trial around Assens only Magnus Sheffield and Mathias Skjelmose Jensen were faster than the Frenchman of Team Jumbo-Visma. Olav Kooij lost the leader's jersey to Sheffield.
Last month's Tour stage winner Laporte got off to a strong start in his 12 km race against the clock. He set the fastest time at the first intermediate point, but lost too much time in the second part of the race.
"Christophe rode a very good time trial. He has shown several times this year that he can do this well, so we knew he could compete for the win. Of course it's a shame he didn't win, but technically he did everything right", sports director Marc Reef said.
Laporte's third place in the time trial has moved him up to third place in the general classification. With a six-second gap, Reef is convinced that anything is still possible. "We are in a good position with Mick and Christophe, which certainly offers a perspective for the coming days. Hopefully, we can do well in tomorrow's tough gravel stage."
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PostNord Danmark Rundt - Tour of Denmark
Stage 2
Result
1
Magnus Sheffield
INEOS Grenadiers
00:13:35
2
Mattias Skjelmose Jensen
Trek - Segafredo
+00:00:03
3
Christophe Laporte
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:06
13
Mick van Dijke
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:30
34
Pascal Eenkhoorn
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:53
39
Gijs Leemreize
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:59
58
Tosh Van der Sande
Jumbo-Visma
+00:01:11
106
Olav Kooij
Jumbo-Visma
+00:01:47
143
Lennard Hofstede
Jumbo-Visma
+00:02:44
Rankings
1
Magnus Sheffield
INEOS Grenadiers
05:12:55
2
Mattias Skjelmose Jensen
Trek - Segafredo
+00:00:03
3
Christophe Laporte
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:06
12
Mick van Dijke
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:30
31
Pascal Eenkhoorn
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:53
35
Gijs Leemreize
Jumbo-Visma
+00:00:59
53
Tosh Van der Sande
Jumbo-Visma
+00:01:11
80
Olav Kooij
Jumbo-Visma
+00:01:37
139
Lennard Hofstede
Jumbo-Visma
+00:12:54
