“The Scheldeprijs is a great competition that I always want to win,” says De Vlam van Ham. “That is no different today, but it will be a tough race due to the weather conditions. That I missed the Tour? I think everyone saw how strong our leader (Mathieu van der Poel, ed.) was there and the team as a whole, so I was happy that I could follow that race from my seat for the last 70-80 kilometers. .”
“It’s a pity that you have to skip such a race, but I always race to win. I think that maybe only one man was capable of winning on Sunday. With the goals coming up, today and Sunday, it seems to me that to have been the right decision.”
Last year he finished second in Paris-Roubaix behind teammate Van der Poel. “I think there are opportunities there for me,” he says. “Although everything has to go well in such a match. However, it is a course that suits me and so I have ambition on Sunday.”
(wvo)
Tags: LIVE SCHELDT PRICE Immediately fireworks Gerben Thijssen give fall peloton torn pieces fans
