Thymen Arensman on losing 3rd place at the Giro d'Italia

Thymen Arensman of Netcompany INEOS did everything he could on Friday, but he still lost third place in the Giro d’Italia to Jai Hindley of Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe.

Thymen Arensman on losing 3rd place at the Giro d'Italia. Thymen Arensman of Netcompany INEOS did everything he could on Friday, but he still lost third place in the Giro d’Italia to Jai Hindley of Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe. The Dutchman gave a short interview afterwards to CyclingProNet , in which he spoke about the queen stage. Arensman was put under pressure on the very first climb, as Derek Gee-West (Lidl-Trek) and Michael Storer (Tudor) attacked there. The two virtually moved ahead of him and the other podium contenders on the road by taking a three-and-a-half-minute advantage. “I expected it to start that early. You want to create as big a gap as possible, and then it is logical to attack from the foot of the climb,” the Dutchman said. That meant Netcompany INEOS had to defend. “It makes me very proud and honoured that a champion like...