The young wolves are on fire in France.
Soudal Quick-Step U19 celebrated its second consecutive victory of the weekend. After Thibaut Van Damme took the opening stage of Tour du Bocage et de l’Ernée 53 Friday afternoon, now his teammate Maksymilian Matyasik made a visit to the podium following his splendid performance in the 13.9km individual time trial held in Ambrières-les-Vallées.
The course was relatively flat, and Matyasik produced a stunning ride, stopping the clock in 17:29 after averaging more than 47km/h, enough to take the victory just two seconds ahead of his Belgian teammate. Thanks to this stage two success, his first of the season, the 17-year-old Pole from Sucha Beskidzka moved up to second on the general classification.
Thibaut Van Damme remains the overall leader of the French race going into this afternoon’s final stage, a hilly one that could reshuffle the standings.
Photo credit: ©Wout Beel
