ProTeam Alec Segaert paces to victory in time trial at Renewi Tour

On the second stage of the Renewi Tour a time trial of 15,4 kilometers was on the menu, with start and finish in Tessenderlo. It was Alec Segaert who took the new best time, 10 seconds faster than Stefan Bissegger (EF Education - EasyPost) who had been sitting on the hot seat for quite some time. Segaert’s time of 16:59 proved to be the fastest one, nobody could go under it anymore. Magnus Sheffield (INEOS Grenadiers) was the only one to still come close, but Segaert kept a bonus of 7 seconds on him. The 21-year-old Belgian takes his first WorldTour victory and now leads the general, points and youth classification.

“I immediately had a good feeling and took the right pacing. I studied the course well and did a good recon, so I knew where I had to make the difference. Everything ran as planned, I didn’t know any intermediate times though as I was fully focused on myself. It went great. I couldn't have dreamed of this result this morning, as a lot of top riders are at the start. I will always keep that picture of the top 10 with me”, a very happy Segaert said after his win.

“I also lead the general classification now. I will try to keep this jersey, especially in the last stage to Geraardsbergen that will not be easy. It’s my first WorldTour victory and I will enjoy this first now.”

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