Fantastic ride.
Riding steady. Moderate efforts up the hills. Feeling easy for the whole ride.
Great coffee stop as well. Very good coffee and two pastries for me (can’t resist the temptation of a good Pastel de Nata).
I was forced to sprint for Juniper’s KOM when JFW got in parallel with me. For a second I panicked and put a stronger effort than strictly needed.
At Horton roundabouts I played it safe. I let JFW and Denis take turns at the front while I was taking the free ride.
It felt very comfortable. Although it is fair to say we were taking it easy at the roundabouts as the tarmac was wet.
Being an experienced sprinter I moved to second position at the right time. JFW at the front. Denis behind me. Perfect positioning when we entered the final straight.
I still had time to fill my brain with doubts. I couldn’t tell if JFW was completely cooked or if he was pretending to be cooked.
I moved parallel to him and looked at him. He looked completely cooked to me.
I looked again to my left. He was definitively cooked. There is no point in sprinting. I can just turn the pedals two or three times a bit stronger and I’ll take the sprint.
Looked at him one more time fearing he was tricking me. That is how much I trust the man.
I looked at the front right on time to see GC Denis passing us both and taking the sprint.
Not really a big fan of this new breed of GC riders that get involved in the sprints. Huge distorsion to the results.
The ride in Strava: https://www.strava.com/activities/13572446557/
Take care of yourself
Javier Arias González
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