Cycling News

26 April 2009

I was kind of surprise that my best result for the Spring Classics was at Liege. Being the hardest and most demanding of the Ardennes Classics, as well as being the last race, I thought a good result might have been a little beyond me. So I was very happy to be in the group sprinting for 3rd place and eventually finishing 6th.

I had good legs throughout the entire race and it was only within the last 20km that I began to run out of energy and suffer with cramps. Xavier Florencio did a great job helping me maintain a good position in the bunch leading into several important parts of the race while Carlos Sastre and Philip Deignan rode the front after Schlek attacked. Overall the Cervelo Team were a great support.  

When Andy Schlek attacked on the Cote de la Roche en Faucons he showed that he was by far the strongest guy in the race and a worthy winner. I didn't have a good position going into the final bend before the finish and therefore got a bit caught out in the sprint for 3rd place. This is something to work on in the future. Overall a great week.

Simon.

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