“We raced the way we wanted to race, but the result didn’t come,” sports director Maarten Wynants reflected. “In hindsight, our tactics may have been too aggressive, which meant we were running out of energy in the finale. Attacking from far out was a calculated risk, and unfortunately, it didn’t pay off. Matthew was one of the riders who tried to make a move from far out today, but the peloton didn’t give him any room. We’ll look back on this edition as a valuable learning experience for the guys.”
