Impressive second place in Belgium for Kump

Marko Kump has proven to be one of the fittest riders on UAE Team Emirates by capturing second place in the Bruxelles Classic, making it onto a prestigious podium which featured Demare on the top step and Greipel in third place.

It all came down to a sprinting finish (photo Bettini), after the group caught up to Breschel in the last kilometre of the race.
The Emirati team led by sports director Righi did a good job setting up Kump so he could vie for the sprint from the leading positions.

“Considering the arrival order, I can say that this second place is worth a lot,” commented Kump  “However it’s still too bad that we just missed claiming a great result; if I look back at the sprint I keep thinking about all the little things that I could have done better.
I’m in very good shape; today I tried to go for the best. Tomorrow in the Gp Fourmies I’m going to get another chance.”

Race results
1 Arnaud Demare (FDJ) 4h39’47”
2 Marko Kump (UAE Team Emirates) s.t.
3 André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) s.t.