De Kleijn wins again despite crash in Grand Prix d’Isbergues
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Arvid De Kleijn sprinted to victory in the Grand Prix d’Isbergues, just a week after winning the Grand Prix de Fourmies.
De Kleijn on the BMC Teammachine 01 shared: “It was a good race; we had everything under control all day until I crashed with a few teammates three laps before the finish. My first concern was making sure my head was fine, so I asked myself a few questions and was able to answer them all, which made me think I was okay to continue. The team asked if I wanted to give it another shot, and I did.”
De Kleijn then continued his race. “We had to wait at the crash site for a while as we were the last car, but we managed to get back in”, he said.
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By that time, he only had Rick Pluimers and Maikel Zaijlaard with him. “They did an incredible job. During the sprint, Maikel stayed with me for a long time, and at one point, I even thought he could take the win. Eventually, I went for it and won. It feels amazing.”
De winner of the Grand Prix concluded: “I was in a lot of pain from the crash—it was tough—but with teammates like these, it feels great to push through and finish the job. I hope I can recover quickly and be ready for the next race on Friday at Kamp Van Vlaanderen.”