Danish stars prepared for warfare – Muricas News

Tuesday’s 1st stage within the Tour of Denmark was most likely what you may name an appetizer.

As a result of whereas the heavy sprinters fought for stage wins, the marginally lighter classification riders stored calm. Their biking race does not likely begin till Wednesday’s single begin in Assens.

Right here the riders need to cowl a paltry 12.2 km – however that’s sufficient for Olav Kooij’s chief’s jersey to alter palms with a assure. And there are a number of Danes who volunteer on this regard.

Søren Kragh Andersen (DSM) and Magnus Cort (EF) have each all the time delivered within the race in opposition to the clock within the Tour of Denmark – and so they know that the quick single begin can show to be decisive for the race.

– I've a plan and a dream to drive in line with the general classification. And along with the staff, we additionally wish to win a stage. We have now ambitions for prime outcomes. But it surely additionally requires a bit luck.

– If I wish to run the classification, the one begin is tremendous vital. In any case, it's the first actually vital day for the standings. The only begin is an enormous and vital day, states Søren Kragh to Ekstra Bladet.

Cort additionally factors to Wednesday’s single begin as a key stage – along with the final of the race, which ends 5 instances up Kiddesvej in Vejle. Each are a warfare of seconds.

– The only begin could be very decisive, though it's in Vejle and on Kiddesvej that the largest variations can be created. However often there can be riders the place it's so shut that it relies on the results of the one begin. So that's the reason it is rather vital.

– It suits me properly, however for my sake it ought to have been longer. However in any other case it fits me simply high-quality, says Cort.

21-year-old Mattias Skjelmose additionally has ambitions for the general victory. He's often good at a single begin, however there are a number of unknowns, he factors out.

– There are various who come from the Tour and are query marks within the equation.

– The only begin might not be one of the best for me, however I've to drive as quick as I can. If I can choose up one thing from the largest opponents, that’s good. However in any other case I’d moderately not lose an excessive amount of, analyzes the Trek-Segafredo rider.

The primary rider can be despatched off at 14.35.