Final tune-up for the Worlds at the Tour of Britain

The first two stages here at the Tour of Britain were marked by hectic sprint finals, in which we worked for Alexander Kristoff. We didn’t have any luck but we will try again. Of course we want to win at least one stage here, but it is equally important for a rider like me, who will start in the World Championships, to get some racing in.

For roughly the last two weeks I have trained a lot, on the time trial bike too, but you can only get that high intensity in competition. Now the time for the final tuning has come, because there is not much time left until the Worlds in Bergen, which by the way I am very much looking forward to. Norway is a great land. And maybe it is a good omen that last year I also rode the Tour of Britain before going on to become World Champion.

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