The contrast couldn't be greater: while world champion Axel Laurance was spitting over his bike from fatigue,
Thibau Nys crossed the finish line with his mouth closed. The Belgian says he had a super day, but he as well as whole Belgian team missed all the key moves and came short at the end of the day.
"I'm a bit disappointed because I had the idea that I still had to get my best legs out to ride the final," he tells HLN disappointedly. "I had a very good day. Tactically, we only made a number of mistakes, which means that we are chasing after the facts. I did what I had to do, but you can't control everything. That's too bad."