Written by De Schiffies at 14:23 20/9-2014
With lovely weather in Belgium, all the riders were ready to do their best in Mouscron Critérium - and som certainly did. Nick van der Linden from De Schiffies went away from the peloton after only 17 km.
The peloton kept the tempo high, and Nick van der Linden slowly lost his lead. When the peloton reached him, after 17 2 km, Laurentiu Rusu (Vagabundos) and Cees-Jan Merckx (FC BIRN) launched a counter attack. Nick van der Linden's first attempt didn't stop him from joining the break away, which afterwards slowly increased the lead.
When 10 km of the stage were left, the three riders in the break away were quite sure to go all the way to the finishing line alone. Their thoughts later became doubts, as the peloton got closer and closer. On the final kilometre, the 3 riders could see the peloton behind them, as they gave everything they could.
Cees-Jan Merckx launched an attack, which Nick van der Linden easily countered despite his hard work on the stage. For Laurentiu Rusu it was a littler harder to follow, but later he simply proved to be faking. Cees-Jan Merckx couldn't follow the new tempo set by Laurentiu Rusu, and neither could Nick van der Linden. Laurentiu Rusu safely sprinted to victory and raised his arms while crossing the finishing line. Behind him, about the length of two bikes away, Nick van der Linden was slightly faster than Cees-Jan Merckx, who seemed to have no more power left after trying to attack earlier.
I'm still in shock. When the attack started earlier today, I didn't expect to end up as winner, said the happy Vagabundos rider, Laurentiu Rusu. Only at the very end, I realized that this could be my chance, and so it was.
The manager of Vagabundos was proud of his rider today. Laurentiu Rusu has been training and preparing himself for this race. It's an important victory - both for Laurentiu Rusu but also for the team.
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