"This GC victory was the icing on the cake" - Matteo Jorgenson over the moon after Tour of Oman success

Following his nail-biting, one-second win was secured in the general classification at the Tour of Oman its fair to see relief was the primary feeling for Movistar Team's Matteo Jorgenson.

"I was worried, that was close. Mauri surprised me a lot," Jorgenson admitted post-race when it had been confirmed that Soudal - Quick-Step's Mauri Vansevenant had not quite done enough to snatch overall victory alongside his stage win. "I've raced with him a bunch, I don't know him so well, but he's in good form – we both were here in surprisingly good form."

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"He went once, I saw he was strong, and I knew that from the sprint the other day [on stage 3] when I got him, he was coming back in the last couple of metres. It was a super good win and congratulations to him!" Jorgenson continued.

"For sure, this GC victory was the icing on the cake," said the American. "Once I won the other day, I knew I was one of the strongest guys here so this became a goal. My goal for this season was to win one race and it has been the last two years and now we've just won two. You have no idea how good it feels."

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