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"The team also reacted excellently to Omega Pharma-Quick Step's attack when they tried to surprise in the feed zone by taking advantage of the strong wind that blew in the middle section," Modolo says

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10.02.2014 @ 20:44 Posted by Emil Axelgaard

Sacha Modolo continued his dominance of the Challenge Mallorca and his excellent start at Lampre-Merida when he sprinted to the win in the second race of the series, Trofeo Ses Salines. With his team again having controlled the entire stage, Modolo was full of praise for the work that had preceded his win.

 

Sacha Modolo is a man for repetitions. In the Tour de San Luis, he won the stage to Terrazas de Portezuelo for the second consecutive year to take his first victory for Lampre-Merida and today he doubled his tally in the Challenge Mallorca.

 

24 hours after winning the opening race, the Trofeo Palma, Modolo again proved that he is currently the fastest rider on the Balearic island when he beat Ben Swift (Sky) and Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) in the sprint that decided the second race of the Mallorca series, Trofeo Ses Salines. Like yesterday, his team had shown complete confidence in their fast finisher by controlling the stage right from the beginning.

 

Afterwards, he was full of praise for the teamwork.

 

"Due to a perfect team and very good condition, I could take this win," he said. "This morning we decided to work to bring things back together for a sprint. My teammates did a good job controlling the early part of the race and making sure that a break with non-dangerous riders was formed.

 

"I was able to stay calm in the bunch and was only troubled with a crash after 50km. The incident was quickly resolved and gave no problems."

 

At the midpoint of the race, Omega Pharma-Quick Step attacked in the crosswind and briefly split the peloton into three major groups. Things came back together after a few nervous moments and Lampre-Merida were again involved in the work.

 

"The team also reacted excellently to Omega Pharma-Quick Step's attack when they tried to surprise in the feed zone by taking advantage of the strong wind that blew in the middle section," Modolo said. "And so we arrived as planned in a sprint. I relied on [Maximiliano] Richeze's skills to bring be into position at the time where I decided that the finish was within reach. I went from afar and  felt that I had good legs. The choice was the right one."

 

Today's race also marked a historic moment for Lampre-Merida as Chris Horner became the first rider in their 20-year history to wear the blue-fuchsia jersey. The American didn't excel on the flat course but will get a chance in tomorrow's third race, Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana, where the climbers are expected to come to the fore. Rui Costa will also be in attendance, having recently raced in Dubai, making it a very strong Lampre-Merida line-up.

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