Thomas Voeckler back on song
Thomas Voeckler back on song
A three-day UCI Europe Tour doesn’t give too much opportunity to judge the form of riders ahead of the bigger tests to come this summer, but it will have pleased many to see Thomas Voeckler back on song.
Third overall was Voeckler’s best result of the season so far and the Europcar man – no stranger to the breakaway – got ample opportunity to test his legs on Yorkshire’s tough roads
After Europcar lost their WorldTour licence this year, the pressure will be on Voeckler and Pierre Rolland to get the French squad maximum exposure at the Tour.
And while Robin Hood’s Bay and the Cote de Cow and Calf are nothing compared to the mountains of Grand Tours – steep as they are – we can look forward to seeing much more of Voeckler’s gurning and panting up the road this summer.