NewsAlejandro Valverde: “It’s a pity I was not able to take advantage of my team-mates’ job”
Alejandro Valverde who took place sixteen in the third stage of Paris-Nice which finished today in Aurillac six seconds behind winner Peter Sagan, explained that “it was snowing at the start this morning so that the organizers decided to shorten the stage. We rode 53 kilometers in the team bus so that there were only 155 kilometers left. ” The rider from Murcia also told that “a three-man breakaway made a gap of seven minutes with the pack and at that moment we decided our team had to take the responsibility of the race. We started chasing to bridge the gap. All the team worked hard not only to control the race but also because we knew that we had a good opportunity to win the stage.” “The idea was to attack in the hill situated at three kilometers from the finishing line but it was not possible to achieve what we planned. Besides the fact that I was not good placed when we started climbing the hill –we came from a very broad downhill-my sensations were not good enough to be able to come back in front of the race.” “I feel really sorry for not having been able to take advantage of the great job my team-mates did and I hope to feel better tomorrow in a stage which could be decisive”, concluded Alejandro.
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