Towards the finish: Mathieu van der Poel drags the group with a broken handlebar.
With Mathieu we always have an advantage. For the doubters, it is now clear that he can also ignore a teammate. Okay, normally he went for the win himself, but after his handlebar was broken, it was immediately decided to draw my card. He still had the class and the strength to prepare for my sprint. Thank you to him.
At Alpecin, we had two options: Mathieu in solo or me in the sprint. Mathieu, who was undoubtedly the strongest of the peloton, lost his chances by breaking his handlebars in the final. Fortunately, I was able to finish the job."
-Tim Merlier
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