More than just for Laporte however, it was a strong team performance from Team Visma | Lease a Bike on the opening stage. “With three riders in the top ten, we have a good perspective for the general classification,” Wynants continued. "Bart Lemmen and
Wilco Kelderman already rode strongly today despite being at the start in Canada last weekend. With the time trial and difficult stages still to come, things are looking good. Also, Christophe still has a chance to do a good GC.”
One of those mentioned there, Lemmen, also shared his thoughts to the team post-stage. “Somehow I expected to have good legs, but it's nice that I can show it in a strong field," he evaluates. "We now have three riders well placed in the general classification, and there are still some nice stages coming up where there are opportunities.”