The recent European champion Hopes of the time trial, Alec Segaert (Lotto Dstny), was cited among the favorites of this 42nd Chrono des Nationswon by the Swiss Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ). The Belgian had already won the Chrono des Nationsbut among the Hopes. On Sunday, the Belgian rider Lottery Dstny finished his 2024 season with a 5th place, more than 1’08 behind the Swiss Groupama-FDJ on this 45 km time trial.
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“Halfway through, I felt a numbness in my leg”
With a very good time in the first intermediate of the race, Alec Segaert (Lotto Dstny) could claim a place on the podium, or even better, but the young Belgian suffered a physical problem halfway through: “I got a good start and at the first intermediate check I was told that the top six, including eventual winner Stefan Küng, were extremely close. But halfway through, I started to feel a numb feeling in my leg.” he declared.
“This problem first appeared last year at the same race. It’s frustrating, and we definitely need to study this in more detail this winter, because at that point I just can’t push the watts I normally should, especially in a time trial of this length I tried to stop pedaling every now and then and stretch on the bike to try to manage this, but I have. I quickly realized that I had to settle for fifth place. Fortunately, my general feeling on the bike was good, which allows me to look back with satisfaction. Despite everything, I remain in a list of big names here.” concluded the Belgian Lottery Dstny in his team’s press release.
