"I did my best to get a good result and I think that's definitely succeeded" - 3rd for Edoardo Affini on stage 1 of the Vuelta a Burgos
CyclingTuesday, 15 August 2023 at 22:00
27-year-old Italian, Edoardo Affini was right in the mix in the bunch sprint finale to stage 1 of the Vuelta a Burgos. Although he wasn't able to take the win, finishing third is a good result for someone not widely regarded as a sprinter.
"The guys did a good job putting me off at the front," the former Tour of Britain and Tour of Norway stage winner recapped to his team, Jumbo-Visma's official website post-race. "Unfortunately I lost some spots at the roundabout and had to sprint from a bit too far. I did my best to get a good result and I think that's definitely succeeded."
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As mentioned, Affini came home in third with only stage winner, UAE Team Emirates' Juan Sebastian Molano and runner-up, Movistar Team's Iván García Cortina able to beat him. Affini's main goal for the day though was to keep the team's GC hope, Primoz Roglic safe.
"The leading group was formed quite quickly and the guys from Team UAE then took control," he says, explaining it was a relatively relaxed day. "We tried to be alert all day for possible fan formation or other things. In the end, we all crossed the line safely."
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- But very strong and convinced it need only be applied to othersMistermaumau10-07-2025
- Sorry, I pressed send by mistake. I agree with that Tadej has usually been more playful, but when he's obviously having a tough time, everyone can see it, he seems to hold back from crying.Hill3310-07-2025
- Vauquelin made him look like an old man when he passed him.Renz10-07-2025
- It seems too ingrained that he's in a tough sport and mustn't cry.Hill3310-07-2025
- Does he or his team work on his TT to the extent of the top teams?abstractengineer10-07-2025
- Yes, it's likely there was tension with his wife too, which would have aggravated the emotional destabilization. Regarding Tadej, I was referring to the sporting aspect. I never saw him cry, not even when he won something or when he brutally lost the Tour de France 2023. He takes the sport more playfully.
maria2024202410-07-2025 - The 2 causes you mention are certainly possible. A couple of things sprang to mind as I read them, though. One is that Jonas's wife might expect him to support her right to speak out, so she may be more upset than his team. The other is that Tadej has come close to crying at various times, but the English-language media doesn't seem to care. Like when he looked frazzled in the first stages of the Tour last year, and the fact that his grandfather had just died and he got Covid while going home for the funeral never occurred to them as contributing to this.Hill3310-07-2025
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- Maybe it was those incredibly stupid looking helmets!frieders310-07-2025