One-day racing on Dutch roads returned for the team on Saturday afternoon at Veenendaal – Veenendaal. Starting with a nice mixed line-up made up of riders from the Men and Development programs, the squad were motivated to go for a result and set up a sprint with Frits Biesterbos in the finale. Under some unusually hot late-spring conditions, it was a fast and fierce start to the race with a lot of attacks. The team marked it well with Henri-Francois Haquin covering a potentially dangerous group of 11 that included a lot of major teams.
That came back together after 50 kilometres and a three rider group then went up the road. Behind, the team worked well together and kept each other cool under the hot conditions, and the peloton slowly reeled in the attackers. With the break caught, the already fast pace ramped up even more and the team brought Biesterbos forward in what was a hectic finale. Coming around the last corner Biesterbos was in a good position and could launch his sprint clearly. Finishing fast and with speed, he surged ahead of several riders to take a strong third place; and end the day with a trip to the podium.
