Skoda Tour de Luxembourg

Mauri Vansevenant will enter the final day of the week in third overall, after leaving everything out there in the rolling individual time trial held around Differdange, which ended up reshuffling the general classification. Sporting the yellow jersey, which he took following Friday’s successful long-range attack, our rider was the last to leave the start house on stage four and made sure of putting in a strong effort despite the course not really suiting him.

An average speed of over 46km/h helped Mauri conclude the ITT as the best placed Soudal Quick-Step rider, with a time of 20:05, a result that helped him remain in the general classification top three, just three seconds off the lead going into Sunday’s hilly stage from Mersch to Luxembourg.

“It’s no secret that the time trial isn’t my specialty, but that didn’t stop me from going full gas and doing my best. I knew that my chances of keeping the yellow jersey were small, because there were a lot of riders who are better than me in these kinds of races, but I fought hard and it’s a good thing that I am still on the podium with one stage to go. The gaps are small and I am determined to fight until the end of tomorrow’s stage”, an upbeat Mauri said in Differdange.

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