Van Poppel: “I took my chance ‘- Telegraaf.nl

At 12 kilometers from the finish in Lleida had Danny van Poppel replace a deflating tire, but that did not stop the young sprinter not like moments later to celebrate the biggest victory of his career. The 22-year-old son of former top sprinter Jean-Paul van Poppel wrote Thursday the twelfth stage of the Tour of Spain on his name. “In this Vuelta are not many chances for sprinters So if you get the chance, you must collect it.” Van Poppel said with a wide grin

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Technical malheur in the final seemed to spoil the chances of Van Poppel’s sprinter was quickly brought back by his teammates pull in the peloton, which hunted the frontrunners “My band walked slowly empty.. We have changed quickly. I was able to come back with my teammates, who did a great job. “

Van Poppel turned out well recovered from the heavy queen stage a day earlier by Andorra, with six tough climbs along the way. “I rode the Tour de France when I was nineteen years in it I really suffered. But the stage Wednesday came close,” acknowledged the sprinter who Trek gave the second stage victory in the Vuelta.

Team leader Frank Schleck called the success of Van Poppel ‘pretty cool’. According to the Luxembourger was the flat tire and mentally just a perk for the young Dutchman. “Because of the pressure to Danny fell and he was perhaps stronger in the end . Everyone on the team was waiting at the back of the pack on him when he was driven leak. He had to suffer in order to come back, but could finish the job. That is very nice for everyone. We go to the cava Tonight “

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