Jersey leaders - Stage 3
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Mauro Schmid: “What a start to the season!”
“Because I was on the right side of the roundabout, I wasn’t involved in the crash, so I was able to approach the climb calmly. Then my teammates managed to close the gap to the breakaway, and in the end I was able to wait until the final 200 metres to launch my attack. That last kilometre felt very long, but in any case I’m really happy with the form I’m...
Schmid goes to new heights
The red jersey in the breakaway
Following the withdrawals of Marcos Freire (UAE Emirates XRG), Sepp Kuss (Visma–Lease a Bike), Joshua Kench (Groupama-FDJ United) and Alberto Bettiol (XDS Astana), the peloton set off on stage 3 of the Tour of Oman with 115 riders. From the very first kilometre, Baptiste Veistroffer proved as aggressive as he has been since arriving...
Baptiste Veistroffer: “In a breakaway, you have to believe”
“Making those kinds of efforts is in my nature. I just enjoyed myself and thought things through, because in modern cycling it’s no longer enough to just push on the pedals — you also have to think. I had a plan, I put it into action, and I was rewarded for that work.
But it’s...
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