La Vuelta: So close for Vernon & Renewi Tour stage 4

 



Ethan Vernon (Israel Premier Tech), making his debut in the Vuelta a Espana was so close on taking the victory and the maglia rossa in the opening stage in Novara, Italy.

The Brit was supported by his IPT teammates throughout the stage and helped ensure the six-rider breakaway never stood any chance of causing an upset - Vernon started the sprint and was only beaten to the line by Jasper Philipsen. 

"We were at the front and then we were at the back and then we were at the front again, so in the end, we took it up, which we weren't planning to do. In the end, I had Jasper's wheel. He was super fast. I tried to jump him by taking the sprint up myself, but his lead-out man took me a bit wide. 

I think maybe if I had come off the wheel (I might have won). I wasn't a million miles away, and we've got four more opportunities. Anything can happen on a different day. So I'm pretty confident we can go one further this race.

I wanted to win, but in the end, second is not bad, and it gives us confidence for the rest of the race."
-Ethan Vernon




Vuelta a Espana stage1 Novara, Italy: 1. Philipsen 2. Vernon 3. Alula 







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