Yves Lampaert leaves bittersweet BEMER Cyclassics with new motivation: "Despite this, I’m even more motivated for the next events"

In his first appearance since the World Championships in Glasgow, Yves Lampaert came within 75 meters of winning the Bemer Cyclassics, only to be denied better than sixth after one of the most insane final kilometers of a race this year.

"On the last ascent of the Waseberg, a group with myself and Florian rode clear. It was a very good situation for us. When Politt and McNulty rode away, I wanted to go with them so that Florian could keep his energy in case it came down to a sprint. We had a nice gap and rode full gas, but they came back incredibly close to the finish. Despite this, I felt good today and now I’m even more motivated for the next events," said Lampaert after his second World Tour top ten of the season.

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