Team dsm-firmenich PostNL made the break of the day at Super8 Classic, with Julius van den Berg showing strong legs after the Vuelta a España to still be up there as things thinned down as the kilometres ticked by. Cresting the final ascent of the Moskesstraat, Van den Berg’s break was caught due to a fierce pace in the peloton, where Tobias Lund Andresen was well to the fore on the climbs. However, over the top of the main last categorised climb the front group was down to around 30, including Lund Andresen, and things became tactical as multiple attacks flew. Lund Andresen pursued a few but couldn’t follow everything and ultimately a large group of 15 went clear that didn’t include anyone from the team. Van den Berg returned to the reduced peloton and tried to help bring it back together, but those ahead would ultimately fight it out for the win.
Lund Andresen said: “We hit our key points today and had Julius in the break which was good as we could then sit in behind, but we just missed some more guys to be able to jump and follow those attacks in the final. I had to then gamble on my sprint and hope it would come back together, but with a big breakaway gone, it was not possible to bring them back.”