Brian Vandborg did Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian, and that was definately not a relaxing come back to the Pro Tour races. He had to work hard to catch a break.
“We missed a break with 23 riders who got away from the start …. Pretty stupid,” he says, adding: “We were two minutes behind when we stopped shortly before Jaizkibel, but that was ok.”
Prior to the race Vandborg told that they were probably riding for Alan Davis, and he alså turned out to be the best rider from the American team at the end. However, the result was not quite as good as Brian Vandborg hoped for. Davis ended up 36th.
“No, we thought he would be able to stay with the best, but the climb was too hard for him the way it was ridden,” his Danish team mate explains. For Brian Vandborg personally it was good to be back, even though he admits that it was hard work.
Unfortunately he will not have the opportunity to show his abilities during the Tour of Germany that starts on Friday. Originally, Vandborg was supposed to ride, but internal changes has made, that that is not the case after all.
“Levi decided that he wanted to race. I guess he has found out that he has good chances of a victory,” Brian Vandborg says. Instetad he will do a few criteria the next days. “If I am not doing Tour de l’Ain, that starts Sunday, I wil probably ride Fyn Rundt (a Danish race), and it is quite sure, that I will be riding in Hamburg (Vattenfall Cyclassics) and hopefully ENECO Tour and quite probably Poland (Tour de Pologne, red.),” the Danish rider tells.