{"id":513685,"date":"2026-03-02T10:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/513685\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T10:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:38:08","slug":"we-got-the-maximum-we-could-have-today-matteo-trentin-proud-as-tudor-place-two-riders-on-kuurne-podium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/513685\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe got the maximum we could have today\u201d \u2013 Matteo Trentin proud as Tudor place two riders on Kuurne podium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>For a team already reduced in numbers after Omloop, that return felt closer to validation than frustration.<\/p>\n<p>A race managed together<\/p>\n<p>Kuurne never settled into a straightforward sprint script. The pace lifted over the hills, crosswinds split the race inside the final 35 kilometres, and the expected full bunch never truly reformed.<\/p>\n<p>Within that chaos, Tudor simplified the plan. \u201cWe spoke when we passed on the finish,\u201d Trentin explained. \u201cHe\u2019s really good in the bunch sprint, and I\u2019m also pretty good. So we kind of worked for each other until we hit the last five kilometres, and then everyone took his own trajectory to the line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That clarity was visible in the finale. While other teams scrambled to reorganise after splits and punctures, Tudor had two cards to play in the reduced front group.<\/p>\n<p>When the sprint opened, Brennan proved the strongest. Behind him, Mozzato and Trentin delivered second and third. \u201cSecond and third. So, pretty cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No sense of something lost<\/p>\n<p>In most scenarios, a team placing two riders on the podium without winning might leave a lingering sense of what could have been.<\/p>\n<p>Trentin did not see it that way. \u201cMatthew won pretty clear,\u201d he said. \u201cHaving two guys on the podium is still nice for the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was also a demonstration of resilience. Starting with only five riders <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclinguptodate.com\/cycling\/omloop-chaos-leaves-tudor-reeling-stefan-kung-breaks-femur-as-rick-pluimers-loses-teeth-in-molenberg-crash\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">after the injuries on Saturday<\/a>, Tudor did not retreat into damage limitation. Instead, they positioned consistently, responded to moves and arrived in Kuurne with options.<\/p>\n<p>Trentin himself noted the difference from Omloop the previous day. \u201cYesterday the legs were good, but I was really badly positioned on the Molenberg,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen you are on the back foot in these races, and you\u2019re not in position, you lose so much energy. Today I was always in the right position. I could jump in several groups. I still had really good legs in the final, so I\u2019m actually surprised.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That surprise came with satisfaction rather than regret.<\/p>\n<p>As the Classics block gathers momentum, Tudor leave Opening Weekend with proof that they can compete deep into the decisive moments, even when circumstances reduce their numbers. \u201cFrom now on, it will be more about racing and going from race to race and recovering in between,\u201d Trentin said.<\/p>\n<p>If Kuurne was any indication, Tudor will not be racing merely to animate the day. They have shown they can control their part of it and finish on the podium while doing so.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; For a team already reduced in numbers after Omloop, that return felt closer to validation than frustration.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":513686,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[569],"tags":[64,63,784,254989,257068,64344,63787,85,54302],"class_list":{"0":"post-513685","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-cycling","11":"tag-kuurne-bruxelles-kuurne","12":"tag-luca-mozzato","13":"tag-matteo-trentin","14":"tag-matthew-brennan","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-tudor-pro-cycling-team"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=513685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/513685\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/513686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=513685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=513685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=513685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}