Daniele Bennati – “I knew I had good legs...”

“I knew that in the third week that there is rarely a chance of the peloton arriving at the finish for a sprint finish and so I had to take my chances and try to get in an escape group. Right from the start this morning I knew that I had good legs. The first 90 kilometers were very difficult and we were at our limit and the peloton refused to give us much of an advantage. Notheless everyone worked well together in the breakaway and after about 100 kilometers things settled down a little. _ “After that I was afraid that a small group wouldn’t go to the finish with a sprint because the others knew that I was strong and that I had a good chance of winning in a sprint. Then I had to watch out for everybody and be sure that no attack would surprise me. The sprint wasn’t particularly fast when compared with a bunch kick but after 180km in an escape I was pleased to be able to find the energy. I realized again that I had good legs.”