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Alberto Dainese delighted to "end my time with DSM in a good way" after stage 19 victory at La Vuelta
CyclingFriday, 15 September 2023 at 17:50
Alberto Dainese and Team DSM-Firmenich will be parting ways at the end of the season as the Italian seeks a new challenge with the Tudor Pro Cycling Team. What better way to end a successful pairing than with a Vuelta a Espana stage win?
"We did a super job. We were looking back to the other sprints to see what we did wrong. And today we delivered," Dainese, who has a growing reputation of waiting until the final week of Grand Tours to show off his best form, told La Vuelta in a post-stage interview. "I was unlucky to lose two teammates in the crash but they delivered me in the perfect position, where I wanted to be, and I’m super happy to finish such hard work this way."
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The aforementioned crash saw Kaden Groves ruled out of the running in the finale with Dainese's strongest opposition coming from Filippo Ganna. In a tight finale, it was perhaps the bunch sprint experience advantage that Dainese has that proved vital as he took the win on the throw to the line.
"It’s really nice. I really wanted to end the season in a good way and also to end my time with DSM in a good way. This is special," he concludes. "Today I felt a lot of pressure because I knew it was almost the last opportunity for the sprint. Yesterday, we were speaking [with Filippo Ganna] in the gruppetto about sprinting and now I’ve done it."
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