Bauke Mollema after a hard blow: ‘It seems okay’ | Cycling

sport">,,It was a hard blow, but it seems okay. At least I could continue cycling. I do suffer from a stiff back, but no deep wounds. In the last stage I have to see if it goes well and if I can put in full force.”

sport">Mollema will be an important link in the mixed relay during the World Cup in Flanders next week and one of the trump cards for the men’s road race. De Groninger took bronze in the relay last week during the European Championships and finished fourth during the road race at the Games.

sport">The Trek-Segafredo rider – second in the first stage – was unable to keep a corner in the penultimate stage in Luxembourg and flew over. Part of his bicycle broke off on landing. The Trek-Segafredo rider finished the time trial on a different bike and came in just over 4 minutes behind winner Mattia Cattaneo.

sport">Almeida took over the leader’s jersey from Marc Hirschi. The Swiss had to give in 47 seconds to his Portuguese competitor, who was only 4 seconds behind Hirschi in the general classification. Almeida is now 43 seconds ahead of Hirschi and 50 seconds ahead of Cattaneo.

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