Mireia Benito (AG Insurance-Soudal): “This performance will help us step up”

April 30 ^th 2024 - 18:46 [GMT + 2]

It really has been like an ITT! It’s been spectacular to see so many people out on the roadside, cheering for us, crying my name out loud… I got goosebumps. This is our home race and it makes me emotional to see how everyone lives the event along with us. When I found myself alone at the front, with no one bridging back from the bunch, I tried to just keep pushing without thinking too much nor looking back because you never know what may happen. I gave it all and I don’t have a single drop of energy left in my tank. I was eight kilometres shy of winning, but I’m happy I’m inching closer to victory. I have always struggled to win – I haven’t won an UCI race as of yet, indeed. Yet I don’t lose my hope. I believe this performance will help us step up, both me and my teammates.