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Only the Quick-Step Floors (four) have done this Tour better than Lotto-Jumbo's three stage wins (two for Dylan Groenewegen, one for Roglic). The black and yellow formation also has two riders in the top five of the final standings; Roglic in fourth place and Steven Kruijswijk in fifth position
"This is a good list, we did not expect that for the Tour," according to team leader Nico Verhoeven in conversation with NUsport.
the third week even better, because after his victory Friday in the last Pyreneeënrit Roglic was in third place overall, just behind the number two Tom Dumoulin.
In Saturday's time trial, however, specialist Roglic finished eighth, 1 minute and 12 seconds behind winner Dumoulin and 1 minute and 11 seconds behind Froome. The defending champion was on the podium Sunday and Roglic was not there.
"But we can not be disappointed," says Verhoeven. "We immediately signed up for fourth and fifth place in the Tour, and we have to be very satisfied with what we have achieved here: Primoz, Steven, the whole team."
Triennial Plan
The fourth place of Roglic also promises Much for the future, because the 28-year-old Slovenian rode for three weeks for the first time in his career for three weeks.
"It's only the first year of the three-year plan that we are with Primoz started," says Verhoeven. "Of course, it was just as annoying that he fell off the podium after the time trial, because he was so close."
"But the good thing is that Primoz showed that he was a candidate for the podium.The future will give all the support needed to return to the Tour with the goal of winning the round." [19659002] The victory at the 105th Tour de France went to Welsh Thomas Thomas on Sunday. The Sky pilot was 1.51 minutes ahead at Dumoulin, 2.24 minutes at Froome, 3.22 minutes at Roglic and 6.08 minutes at Kruijswijk.
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