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Team Visma | Lease a Bike misses out on top result in Czech Tour stage two

Team Visma | Lease a Bike misses out on top result in Czech Tour stage two

Despite solid preparatory work, Team Visma | Lease a Bike failed to secure a notable result in the second stage of the Czech Tour. A highlight was Tom Gloag, who managed to stay with the leading group for a long time on his second race day in a year.

The second stage of the Czech race was no easy task. The riders had to cover a distance of over 170 kilometers, including four categorized climbs along the way. The finish was atop a first-category climb.

At the foot of the final climb, Team Visma | Lease a Bike was well positioned. However, as the finish approached, Koen Bouwman, Johannes Staune-Mittet, and Tom Gloag had to drop back. Staune-Mittet eventually became the best-ranked rider of the Dutch team, finishing over a minute behind stage winner Marc Hirschi.

Sports director Robert Wagner had to admit that the team had expected more from this stage. “Unfortunately, we did not achieve a top result. To be honest, we certainly expected more. We aimed for a good result with Johannes and Koen today. The 22nd place is obviously not what we had hoped for. We will analyse this stage and set new goals for the last two days of this race.”

"We will analyse this stage and set new goals"

Robert Wagner

“Everything went well during the race,” Wagner reflected further. “The team provided good support. For example, Tom was able to stay with the lead group for a long time. Tactically, we were well-organized. But unfortunately, we were not strong enough to compete with the other top riders on the final climb.”

Czech Tour

Stage 2

Result
Rankings

Result

1
Marc Hirschi
UAE Team Emirates 04:17:42
2
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates +00:00:11
3
Sergio Higuita
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe +00:00:14
22
Johannes Staune-Mittet
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:01:06
23
Thomas Gloag
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:01:09
25
Koen Bouwman
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:01:09
32
Milan Vader
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:01:46
53
Dario Igor Belletta
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:05:09
73
Morten Aalling Nørtoft
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:12:51
118
Matthew Brennan
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:22:29

Rankings

1
Marc Hirschi
UAE Team Emirates 07:47:57
2
Diego Ulissi
UAE Team Emirates +00:00:15
3
Sergio Higuita
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe +00:00:20
22
Johannes Staune-Mittet
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:01:16
24
Koen Bouwman
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:01:19
25
Thomas Gloag
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:01:19
31
Milan Vader
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:01:56
53
Dario Igor Belletta
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:05:19
75
Morten Aalling Nørtoft
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:13:01
108
Matthew Brennan
Team Visma | Lease a Bike +00:22:39

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