Tony Martin: I'm back with the best - Giro d'Italia Shorts
23 May 2018 11:15
Tony Martin (Katusha-Alpecin) had to settle for second place in the Giro d’Italia’s stage 16 time trial, but the former multiple world champion has taken huge heart from his performance, saying that it proves he’s back with the best in the discipline. Martin, who has won the time trial world title four times, has been lacklustre against the clock of recent times. Of the 12 chronos he’s competed in since winning his last world title at the end of 2016, Martin has won just one, and that was the German national title. He expressed a little frustration at missing out on the win by 14 seconds to Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing) but nevertheless received a confidence boost after getting so close. "Of course you end up disappointed if you do not win, especially when you sit in the hot-seat for so long. But Rohan Dennis was one of the top favourites for me," Martin said in a team press release. "I can say I am happy with my performance. I was not good in other time trials in the past months. Now I'm back with the absolute best world class riders, and it’s especially important that I finished in front of Tom Dumoulin, the current world TT champion.ADVERTISEMENT "This gives me confidence again. I can build on this result. Myself and the team will continue to work hard to be back among the leaders." It was a good day for Katusha-Alpecin all-around, with Alex Dowsett also making it into the top 10, Jose Goncalves finishing in 12th and Mads Wurtz Schmidt in 14th. Lopez extends lead in white jersey competition Campenaerts heads home CRESCENDO
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