He and
Gianni Vermeersch were leading the race, but with eight kilometres to go, Vermeersch launched his attack and left Oss behind to defend the second position. “This is new. I had really nice company during this long, long breakaway, I think it was the longest in my life. But he was stronger, just this. So he deserved it. He went out in the technical part in the last 10k, really bumpy, and I was crampy, and my head was a bit foggy. But I am really happy.” said the
TotalEnergies rider. He concluded with, “The message, really, is this is the new world of riding the bike.”