Monday May 6, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Cian Uijtdebroeks had a stressful day in the Giro d’Italia. The Belgian classification rider ended up in a chasing group in stage three of the Giro and had to do everything he could to get back into the peloton. “Congratulations to my teammates, they solved it,” said Uijtdebroeks Cycling Pro Net.
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“The ride started very quietly, which is usually not a good sign. It was very chaotic, at one point a group of 25 drove away. That was quite a good situation for us, because our sprinters (Olav Kooij and Christophe Laporte, ed.) were on board. But a little later the peloton broke into different parts again and we were in the last part.”
So it was all hands on deck at Uijtdebroeks and Visma | Lease a Bike, but in the end they were able to return to the top of the race. “Congratulations to my teammates, they solved it. However, the chaos was not over after that, because we got a stressful ending. So it was really surviving until the end.”
‘Interesting to see’
Uijtdebroeks saw an unleashed Pogacar, who also joined a sprint for a few bonus seconds. “I don’t know why they do that. The sprinters also really go all out during the other intermediate sprints. It’s interesting to see. But yes, Pogacar is so strong. He can handle that, and that attack today. He enjoys it and might want to show his jersey too.”
