Building on strong performances over the last few days, Team dsm-firmenich PostNL secured their second win of the week on home Dutch soil at the ZLM Tour with Casper van Uden, making it eleven wins for the Men’s program in 2024 so far.
While the parcours didn’t include many altitude metres, the Dutch winds made it a chaotic and fast day for the peloton. It took a while for a breakaway to establish a small gap, but they were quickly caught when the first splits occurred. Everything came back together before the final 100 kilometres, calming the race momentarily. However, it wasn’t long before the peloton split into two groups again, and another attack created three groups on the road. While the two groups at the back regrouped quickly, the ten riders at the front fought hard to stay ahead. Team dsm-firmenich PostNL took responsibility in the chase, helping to bring things back together, aiming to set up the fast finishing Van Uden for the finish into Roosendaal. The last two riders were eventually caught with only 500 meters to go, but the team did an excellent job to position van Uden, who then sprinted comfortably to a fantastic second win of the week.
