Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) is one of the men in form at the end of the season. 2nd of Great Piedmont last week, the New Zealander this time managed to put the ball in the ground by winning the Tour of Veneto this Wednesday. After having managed to hold on to the different difficulties of the course, Strong showed himself to be the strongest (no pun intended) in the final sprint, winning in front Xandro Meurisse (Alpecin-Deceuninck) et Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ).
Video – Strong’s last success dates back to the Tour de Wallonie
“I had enough confidence to start my effort early and it paid off in the end”
“I really enjoyed this race last year, and this is probably the ideal finale for me”said Strong during his post-race interview. “I was motivated to finish the season well, and it’s a great feeling to get the victory today. It was a technical finish, which I completely missed last year. But my team did great job and like I said I was really hungry to get a good result today I was a bit locked in but had enough confidence to get my effort going early and it paid off. at the end.”
After this victory, Strong will head towards the last race of the European season, the Veneto Classic. “It’s a bit of a different race and with the rain it could be a tough race. I don’t know if I’m as excited now, after a race like today, but it will be a nice way to end the race. season”he concludes.
