"I thought: what the f*ck, when Zingle went with 350 meters to go" - Arnaud De Lie on his Tour de Leuven win

Arnaud De Lie proved once again on Tuesday in Tour of Leuven what an incredible talent he is. After a whole day at the front of the pack with his equally strong-looking teammates from Lotto Dstny, he finished off the job with a win in therace formerly known as Memorial Jef Scherens.

"I'm definitely on a good way," De Lie started his flash interview with an understatement. "I already had a super feeling at the altitude training in Livigno, then I gained a lot of confidence in the Tour de Wallonie. I could win there immediately, that was a dream. The fact that we can continue that here is super nice," said De Lie.

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"We knew the roads, so we continued in the same lanes," he explained the tactics of his team. "When you sit at the back, it becomes very difficult. That way you make it a tough race, although it helps that we have a strong team with a good atmosphere. That is really, really good," he praised teammates such as Victor Campenaerts and Arjen Livyns, who were able to provide him with hand and span services until deep into the final on Tuesday.

The man who is to become one of the Belgian spearheads at the upcoming European Cycling Championships in Drenthe seemed to fall into the trap of his fellow breakaway companions. "Sprinting in a group is always difficult. Axel Zingle went with 350 meters left, I thought: 'what the f*ck, this is a bit far?'" De Lie laughed. "He also saw it and stopped, but Stan Van Tricht came with a lot of speed just at that moment. I also went all out to the finish from then on, but the legs were great and that's how I could win."

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