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Jenno Berckmoes with good legs in Slovakia

Jenno Berckmoes finished second in the second stage of the Tour of Slovakia. "After a long season, I still have good legs and that feels great."
Race 27 June 2024
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After the team time trial that opened the Tour of Slovakia yesterday—Lotto Dstny finished a fine fourth—the riders faced a tough hilly stage today. With a finish where the last kilometer averaged a 6.7 percent incline, Jenno Berckmoes and Milan Menten were pushed forward for the win. "We were perfectly set up by Logan (Currie) and Arjen (Livyns)," Berckmoes explains. "Milan initially stayed on my wheel but unfortunately got boxed in, which prevented him from sprinting full out."

"Two riders eventually attacked early. At 300 meters from the finish, I decided to go as well because I feared we wouldn't close the gap otherwise. Ander Foldager (Team Jayco AlUla) slipped into my wheel and ultimately passed me 75 meters from the line. That's a shame, but he was the strongest."

Berckmoes is happy with his second place and hopes to score again this week. Together with Sylvain Moniquet, he also wants to defend the overall classification. "Usually, I take a break after the Belgian championship, but things are going well. With legs like these, you can't stay home, right? (laughs). In yesterday's time trial, we lost some time, but I hope we can show some good things this week."

 

Picture: Brecht Steenhouwer