HTC-COLUMBIA'S GREIPEL CAPTURES STAGE TWO IN TOUR OF POLAND
August 02, 2010
André Greipel racked up his fifteenth win of the 2010 season in Monday's stage two of the Tour of Poland. The HTC-Columbia rider powered across the finish line in Dabrowa Gornicza well clear of Australian Allan Davis and the remainder of the pack in the bunch sprint that decided the 240 kilometre stage.
A stage winner in the same race last year, Greipel's victory was his fifteenth of the season and his first since he took two stages of the Tour of Austria in July. "The sprint was a bit dangerous, slightly downhill, but I found a gap," Greipel said afterwards. "Then I was quite happy to find another gap to start my sprint. Everyone was pretty tired after such a long stage, and the hot and humid weather wasn't pleasant. But I felt better and better as we got close to the finish."
Greipel says that he will continue on the hunt for stage wins, although the hillier part of the seven-day race is yet to come. "I got a stage victory here last year and the finishes are pretty similar - wide roads and downhills - so I can be optimistic. Whatever happens, this was a good win, and it's a great start to the second part of the season."