Arnaud Démare has won the first stage of the Tour de l’Eurométropole. The Frenchman was the fastest in a bunch sprint. Zdenek was 23rd. “And I’m happy with it after a busy week.”
“After the World Championships in Ponferrada I travelled to the Czech Republic. It took 13 hours, but ok, nothing to do about it. I was happy to be in the Czech Republic, because I could see my family and also I got my new car from the Skoda dealer NH car. I am very thankful for my new Skoda Octavia RS. It’s a beautiful car and I could directly test it on the way from the Czech Republic to Belgium, for the Tour de l’Eurométropole.”
And so today was the first stage. “And it went well. I feel that I am a little better than a week ago. I hope to close the season in a good shape. This tour ends on Sunday, which is great, because I can make another extra race kilometers, which is very important for me right now.”