Eight months to the day after the ninth victory of his career, obtained during the 1st stage of the Tour of the Alpes-Maritimes, Ethan Vernon won the tenth this Thursday in China! And it was worth the wait for the 24-year-old British sprinter, since it’s in a WorldTour race, the Gree-Tour de Guangxiwhich he imposed, thus offering himself his third success at this level after having already raised his arms on the Tour of Catalonia and the Tour of Romandy. This bouquet, Ethan Vernon owes it of course to his own burst of speed, which no longer needs to be proven, but also to the exceptional work carried out by his team Israel-Premier Tech in the final packaging.
Video – Ethan Vernon hadn’t won since February
“My original plan was to go to the Track Worlds“
The latter was so dominant that she placed two riders on the podium of this 3rd stage, the Canadian Riley Pickrell having taken third place behind his teammate – who at the same time takes the lead in the general classification to the detriment of the German Max Kanter (Astana Qazaqstan Team) – and the Colombian Juan Sebastian Molano (UAE Team Emirates). “I’m really happy. I had a little trouble getting back into the swing of things after the Paris Olympics (during which he won the silver medal in the team pursuit, Editor’s note). In training, my form was improving more and more, but I had not yet obtained results that proved this.”explain Ethan Vernon on the website ofIsrael-Premier Tech.
“My original plan was to go to the Track Worlds (which started on Wednesday in Denmark, Editor’s note)but after the Olympics, I was quite demotivated because everything didn’t go as planned. I started to find my rhythm on the road and I didn’t really want to get back on the track. I really wanted to focus on the road at the end of the season, so I really gave my all to be selected for the team for Guangxi. I really believed I could win a stage in this race, I put pressure on myself by telling the team that, and so I felt I had to keep my promise.concludes the one who finished fourth and seventh in the first two stages.
