ProTeam Arnaud De Lie wins his first stage race in Denmark
The final stage of the Tour of Denmark got coloured by a breakaway of six riders. They got an advantage of more than two minutes. On the local laps in Gladsaxe the break fell apart and on 5 kilometers from the finish the bunch took everyone back. As expected, the stage win would be decided with a bunch sprint. Arnaud De Lie didn’t manage to end closely, but a 21st spot was enough to take home the leader’s jersey, keeping one second in front of Magnus Cort (Uno-X Mobility). De Lie wins his first stage race and also crowned himself as best young rider.
“It’s a great feeling to take my first GC win. It was a goal to come here and play a role in the GC, to take the win is just great. In the sprint I was too far, we were around 20th position with the team which was too far. When you are too far in the last corner it’s just impossible to come back to the front. I’m lucky as Magnus Cort finished third and I keep the jersey with one second”, Arnaud De Lie said.
“I didn’t win a stage here, but more importantly is that I go home with the GC win. The fans and crowds during this week were fantastic. All the people along the roads in the local lap gave a lot of energy.”
Picture: Dan Møller
