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Dnes som sa opäť cítil veľmi dobre. Po štarte odišiel únik a prvá polovica pretekov bola pod kontrolou. S tímom sme jazdili neustále vpredu pelotónu. Preteky sa začali lámať na 120. kilometri, kde nasledoval technický zjazd, krátky, ale prudký 2 km kopec, a hneď za ním kľúčové stúpanie dňa – 6 km s priemerom 5 %.

Chalani mi opäť vytvorili perfektnú pozíciu pred stúpaním, a tak som bojoval najmä pre nich. Kopec bol naozaj náročný, hneď odspodu to rozbehol tím Lidl a tempo bolo extrémne vysoké. Asi 1,5 km pred vrcholom nastúpil Pedersen a spolu s ďalšími dvoma jazdcami si vytvorili náskok. Ja som bol v šesťčlennej skupine len pár metrov za nimi, no v zjazde sa nám podarilo skupiny spojiť.

Následne sa začali neustále nástupy, keďže Lidl aj Bahrain mali vpredu po dvoch jazdcov. Keď zaútočili Pedersen s Mohoričom, stratil som moment a nebol som tam. Veľmi som sa snažil dotiahnuť sa späť, cítil som sa dobre, ale v našej skupine nebola ideálna spolupráca. Zozadu k nám potom dorazilo ešte niekoľko jazdcov. Tím EF sa snažil dotiahnuť čelo, vyzeralo to nádejne, ale nakoniec to nestačilo.

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I felt really good again today. A breakaway went after the start, and the first half of the race was well controlled. Our team stayed at the front of the peloton the whole time. The race started to heat up at the 120 km mark, where a technical descent was followed by a short but steep 2 km climb, and then the key climb of the day – 6 km at 5%.

Once again, the guys put me in a perfect position before the climb, so I fought especially for them. It was a really tough climb, and Lidl set a very high pace right from the bottom. With 1.5 km to the top, Pedersen attacked, and he got away with two others. I was in a chasing group of six, just a few meters behind them, and we managed to bridge back on the descent.

Then, the attacks started coming because both Lidl and Bahrain had two riders in the group. When Pedersen and Mohorič attacked, I lost momentum and wasn’t able to follow. I really wanted to close the gap, I was feeling good, but the cooperation in our group wasn’t great. A few more riders joined us from behind. EF started pulling to bring back the front group, and for a moment, it looked like they could do it, but in the end, the gap was too big.

I didn’t contest the sprint for third place, but once again, my teammates did an incredible job. They worked all day and were always there for me at the right moments. Big thanks to them!

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