Arnaud De Lie "can hardly believe" third consecutive win at Ronde van Limburg

Two days after winning the Heistse Pijl, Arnaud De Lie has again shown his sprinting legs. The 20-year-old Belgian was also the fastest at the end of the Ronde van Limburg. The young Belgian launched an impressive kick to the line and sprinted in an authoritarian manner to his sixth win of the season.

“This is unbelievable, I’m winning the last three races I started in, I can hardly believe it, And what a team performance it was again. The team was truly impressive today and rode their hearts out for me all day long. So I am really happy to reward them with this win.” he said at the end of the day.

The Belgian is on quite a run of form lately, having taken multiple wins against world-class competition and this race was no exception. He relied on the leadout of BORA - hansgrohe at the end, and benefited that the uphill gradients drained Sam Bennett of the possibility of fighting for the win. “The Bora-Hansgrohe train was also really strong today and in the final, I could position myself in the wheel of Sam Bennett thanks to earlier work of my teammates. I stayed focused and entered the final corner in third position;" he added. 

"Then it was just the case of going all out until the finish. I really like uphill finishes like these. I love these kind of power sprints, where it’s all about the watts," he said. With a commanding lead he took his sixth win of the season, and keeps a run of form that provides confidence that it won't be the last for the time being.