And so, the Tudor Pro Cycling Team put their heads together and formulated a plan to regain control of the GC and get back all Storer's rivals who they perceived to have wronged him. "We had a few scenarios ready, one with someone in the breakaway and one without anyone up front.
Lucas Eriksson eventually made it into the break, so we chose the second-to-last climb as the place to launch Michael, after which Lucas could wait," reveals Stork. "It was incredible how fast we were going."
"I did an all-out effort without really looking at my power meter," continued the German. "I gave everything I had for as long as I could, and when I pulled off, I was surprised that only Michael and Arensman were still there."
Once Stork's massive effort was completed, Storer finally made his own move and it proved race-winning. "It feels extra good when you’ve been talking about a plan like this on the bus, and then you execute it perfectly," Stork concludes. "That doesn’t happen often, and it’s really, really cool."