"It was a hectic final. There was a descent in the last four kilometres and there was a crash. Because we don't have a lead-out man with us, we knew Christophe had to find his own way in the last kilometre," continues Wynants' assessment of the finale. "Then you need a bit of luck. Unfortunately, that luck was missing today."
As the 2024 Tour de Luxembourg takes on a GC challenge on stage 3, Team Visma | Lease a Bike remain well placed to battle for the race lead, currently held by Van der Poel. "It's hard to say whether Christophe can handle the course. Fortunately, with
Bart Lemmen and
Wilco Kelderman, we have two guys who are super strong. If it turns out to be too difficult for Christophe, we can always count on them," Wynants concludes optimistically.