Merlier: “I will remember that one!”

March 10 ^th 2025 - 17:11

Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step): “I will remember that one! I think it’s the first time in my life that I win with the leader’s jersey… At first, we were alone to control the break but then Trek started helping us. The breakaway was playing with us, which was annoying, and in the end Abrahamsen was really strong but our team did a really good job again. We were a bit too far back, then we moved back up with Bert [Van Lerberghe]. I was a bit boxed-in behind Pedersen and then he moved to the left. I went quite early, in the wind, but I got some good power. Tomorrow, we’ll go full gas for Ilan [Van Wilder] and Max [Schachmann] but I think I will lose the jersey.”