Following a well-timed attack, Ramon Sinkeldam stayed ahead of the sprinting bunch to take the victory at the Belgian one-day race Binche-Chimay-Binche, also known as Memorial Frank Vandenbroucke. This was Sinkeldam's second victory of the season, after his win in the Garmin Velothon Berlin in May.
Read the full race report here.
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Ramon Sinkeldam (NED)
“We were well represented in the group in front in the finale, and the team did a great job to get me in a good position. Roy brought me into a good position on the final climb, and we didn’t race full gas on the climb so I was able to make a strong attack and eventually that was enough to win.
"I was actually not sure if I was racing for the win or if there was someone in front, and I didn’t know what was happening behind me on the hard cobblestones. So it was exciting until the end.
"I didn’t expect to win today, because I didn’t feel great during the race, so it’s extra special to add this victory to my palmarès at the end of the season." |
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Addy Engels (NED)
“It was a great race today, very attractive and aggressive. From the beginning there was a group of 15 riders away, including Fredrik Ludvigsson (SWE) from our team. Shortly afterward a group of 30 riders attacked, and we had Ramon Sinkeldam (NED), Koen de Kort (NED) and Max Walscheid (GER) in it. A group with Roy Curvers (NED) and Bert De Backer (BEL) also made the jump to the front of the race, and finally all the groups came together except Terpstra, who was alone in the break.
"It was never our plan to control things, because of the open character of the race, but if everything was still together in the finale, Ramon would be our card to play. The team started to work together with IAM to bring Terpstra back, and it worked out. In the finale Roy led Ramon out in the run-up to the final climb, and there Ramon made a great jump and no one was able to follow his wheel. The team was always attentive, and we got a great outcome." |
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