Valgren Mikhael: My purpose on this race was to get in Top-10 in the overall ranking

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Valgren Mikhael took the 6th place in total general classification of the marathon race "Bink Round" which came to the end today in Geraardsbergen, reports astanaproteam.kz .

Valgren Mikhael conceded In the overall ranking 1 minute and 15 seconds to the winner of a multi-day race, Dutch Tom Dyumolin.
the Total podium of race were added by two Belgians: Tim Vellens (the 2nd place, %2B0.17) and Yasper Styuyven (the 3rd, %2B0.46) who won a victory at the final stage.

— my purpose on this race was to get in Top-10 in the overall ranking. Therefore, I am glad to finish this race on the 6th place. I lost some seconds today, but, nevertheless, the main thing was that I was active, tried to attack in the final. Ours to team carried out excellent race, and today, and for all week. Children perfectly worked. Today, Gruzdev Dimitri and Laurens De Vriz seriously helped me on liftings. It was my first race after "Tour de France", and I think that carried out it very not bad. To get to ten the strongest race World Tura always very fine! — Valgren Mikhael told.

the Seventh stage "Bink Tura" (Essen — Geraardsbergen, 193,5 km) with the whole series of difficult liftings was filled with a large number of attacks. Valgren Mikhael was one of those who actively carried out a stage, several times attacking on liftings. Nevertheless, to final 3 kilometers of a distance there arrived rather big group of favourites. Before the finish from the general group Styuyven attacked, and this attack brought it a victory at a stage. On final 600-meter lifting in Geraardsbergen during power sprint peloton collapsed on some groups which conceded to the winner from one to 12 seconds. Valgren Mikhael finished the 15th, 9 seconds later after the winner.

the Today's 6th place in the overall ranking "Bink Tura" — the second good result for Valgren Mikhael in this season in a line-up "Astana": in the spring, the Danish racer also was the 6th on the prestigious classical race "Record E3 Harelbeke".

Source: astanaproteam.kz
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