Mirco Maestri dares to dream
A day more like a mini Liege-Bastogne-Liege, with up to ten very hard climbs finishing in Fano, showed the grit and talents of Mirco Maestri, giving a great show for Team Polti Kometa.
“It was wonderful to be able to face this breakaway with a champion like Alaphilippe, whom I admire a lot. I will always remember him. We agreed not to attack each other, to understand each other and to make our way. I would have loved to have won a stage that we had marked out, although it was difficult because there were many riders who were looking to win. I gave everything I had, it was a very hard day, possible the hardest of my life, Alaphilippe helped me and encouraged me to keep going, although on the last wall I couldn’t follow him. I think it was really difficult to beat him, but we got the best possible result. When he came to thank me at the finish line, I congratulated him on his victory.”
-Micro Maestri.
“We went first in the big group and then with Maestri together I said ‘We go’. He really deserved also to win today, he was amazing and we collaborated super well. I believe in it, but until the last kilometre, I had to keep pushing full gas because I heard Narvaez was close behind me.”
-Julian Alaphilippe has struggled with bad injuries in the last few years alongside public criticism from team boss Patrick Lefevere.
Alaphilippe silences his critics… with a dream win.
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