Julius van den Berg has big expectation for Marijn van den Berg at Vuelta: "He has to take stages at Vuelta"

Julius van den Berg saw teammate Marijn van den Berg triumph in the Tour de Pologne this afternoon. He was not surprised at all as he tells Wielerflits in post-race interview.

"This was the plan. Yesterday he already competed for the win on the flat and on the steep climb he finished fourteenth. Confirming he can get over a hill."

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With a view to the Vuelta, this should give confidence, thinks the older Van den Berg. "He has to take stages at Vuelta. That must be his goal. I think it is certainly possible, if you see what he can already do in the WorldTour."

Julius himself already won a stage in the Tour de Pologne in 2021. "Now we are even," he jokes. "Those Van den Bergs come from a good family, you know." No kidding: "No, I get along with him."

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