Blanka Vas (Team SD Worx-Protime): “I suffered a lot today”

April 30 ^th 2024 - 18:23 [GMT + 2]

It was a very hard day, from the start. I was already tired after 30 kilometres, and struggling with back pain. I suffered a lot today. The lone breakaway rider had a very big gap, so we pulled a bit at the front to bring her back and stopped working when she was close enough in order to let other teams interested on a mass sprint do the chasing. I kept the Red jersey because of the bonus seconds I took in the intermediate sprint, but I did not calculate it. I was near the front when it came and I just tried to claim those bonus seconds. As for the finish, I didn’t sprint because I was very tired.