Team Visma | Lease a Bike sets sights on strong finish at Skoda Tour de Luxembourg
Team Visma | Lease a Bike couldn’t make an impact in the time trial of the Skoda Tour de Luxembourg. The highest-placed rider from the Dutch team was Johannes Staune-Mittet, finishing in 21st place. Juan Ayuso took the victory.
The 15.5-kilometer time trial wasn’t completely flat, as the route featured the Col de l’Europe (1.3 km at 8.5%), a significant challenge. Team Visma | Lease a Bike had pinned its hopes on Wilco Kelderman and Bart Lemmen, but the duo couldn’t keep up, partly because Lemmen crashed during his race against the clock.
"We’ll go for the best possible result tomorrow"
"It wasn’t our best day," admitted sports director Maarten Wynants. "Unfortunately, Bart crashed. Wilco gave it his all, but at the end of the day, a time trial never lies. We were beaten fairly today. First, we’ll analyse today, then we’ll make new plans for tomorrow. The fight isn’t over yet. We’ll go for the best possible result tomorrow and aim to finish this race on a high note."
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Skoda Tour de Luxembourg
Stage 4
Result
1
Juan Ayuso
UAE Team Emirates
00:19:11
2
Antonio Tiberi
Bahrain - Victorious
+00:00:07
3
Mads Pedersen
Lidl - Trek
+00:00:11
21
Johannes Staune-Mittet
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:57
23
Wilco Kelderman
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:59
41
Tijmen Graat
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:01:23
43
Bart Lemmen
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:01:25
67
Christophe Laporte
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:01:49
85
Tosh Van der Sande
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:02:35
Rankings
1
Mathieu van der Poel
Alpecin - Deceuninck
12:41:18
2
Juan Ayuso
UAE Team Emirates
+00:00:03
3
Mauri Vansevenant
Soudal Quick-Step
+00:00:03
10
Wilco Kelderman
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:01:02
17
Bart Lemmen
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:01:28
21
Johannes Staune-Mittet
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:01:59
25
Tijmen Graat
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:02:13
70
Christophe Laporte
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:23:06
79
Tosh Van der Sande
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:28:45
