“All things considered, we got off to a solid start”, sports director Jesper Mørkøv says. “The plan was to go full gas from the start. We managed to do that, but it was clear that it was a bit too fast for Matthew and Filippo. They lost time in the second part of the prologue, which is unfortunate. The other guys also did what was expected of them.”
In addition to Brennan and Fiorelli, Team Visma | Lease a Bike traveled to Oceania with Anton Schiffer, Menno Huising, Per Strand Hagenes, Pietro Mattio, and Tim Rex. “We have been here for about two weeks now, and the atmosphere within the group is good. Over the coming days, we’ll be targeting a stage win. Matthew is the perfect candidate for that”, Mørkøv concludes.