Eduard Grosu is just behind the podium in the 3rd stage of the 4 Jours de Dunkerque, at the end of a long stage with a difficult final. Not a lucky day for Juan Josè Lobato, involved in a crash at high speed and retired from the race with a broken collarbone. Involved in the fall also the Rumanian sprinter, but without consequence. This 4th place is the 5th top5 of the season for the sprinter.
Ecques – 10th May 2018
In a frenetic stage, with a windy day and a difficult final, good and bad news for the #OrangeBlue team. It is quite a good day for the sprinter Eduard Grosu reaching the 4th place and 5th personal season top5. A very bad day for Juan Josè Lobato involved in a high speed crash and retired from the race, he is now in the hospital for suspect of broken collarbone.
THE RACE.
171km of race, from Fort Mahon Plage to Ecques, rode at high speed from the bunch. Since from the begin a strong wind and a race animated by 4 riders in the breakaway of the day that reached a consistent advantage, remaining in the front of the race until the final 3 km of race. The bunch leaded by the Wanty Group Gobert team arrived reached the breakway and battles for the final sprint, not an easy one with many bends are difficult roads. The #OrangeBlue sprinter, thanks to the help of his teammates Alan Marangoni and Damiano Cima, had a good start of the sprint reaching the final 4th place.
Not only good news today, unfortunately also an injury due to a fall of Juan Josè Lobato, involved an high speed fall. Confirmed few minutes ago the broken left collarbone for the riders.
THE RIDER DECLARATION.
These the words of Eduard Grosu after the finish-line. “A very nervous stage today also because of the strong wind. After 10km of race I’ve been involved in the fall also if the unlucky one has been Juan Jose Lobato injured, I just had to change my bike. The bunch continued to ride at high speed and I had to spend energies to be back inside. Thanks to the very good work of my teammates I’ve been able to be in the final battle for the victory, but I’m a little bit sad for the final result. In the last meters I started in the right way the sprint, but then I was a little bit closed without reaching my maximum speed. I feel in a good condition and I could play my chance in some other stage.”
Tomorrow the #OrangeBlue team will be again involved in the 4 Jours de Dunkerque, for the 4th stage with another possibile sprint arrival.
The race will be streamed live on http://www.corsairetv.fr
3RD STAGE RANKING – 4 JOURS DE DUNKERQUE
1 BOUHANNI Nacer Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
2 DUPONT Timothy Wanty – Groupe Gobert
3 WIPPERT Wouter Roompot – Nederlandse Loterij
4 GROSU Eduard Michael NIPPO – Vini Fantini – Europa Ovini
5 ALLEGAERT Piet Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
6 SISKEVICIUS Evaldas Delko Marseille Provence KTM
7 ARISTI Mikel Euskadi – Murias
8 BARBIER Rudy AG2R La Mondiale
9 WELTEN Bram Fortuneo – Samsic
10 PLANCKAERT Edward Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise