Kusztor finds his legs at the Classic Grand Besancon Doubs

Sports director Gennady Mikhaylov:

“We had a better day today and it was good to see Peter rediscover his mojo and race with a smile on his face again. I’m not sure how much longer that we could have held on at the front because the pace was high, the crash split things up anyway so it’s a moot point.”

“Andrea is pretty lucky because that was a heavy crash at 60kph and it could have been a lot worse, so we’re thankful that he’s ok and will be ok to race tomorrow. It’s going to be a hard day at the Tour du Jura and we will need all of our resources.”

Peter Kusztor:

“I think I’ve come back quite well after, some good training days at home since the Tour of Denmark and today went better than I expected. The weather was beautiful all day, brilliant sunshine and not much wind. The course was hilly, but the bigger climbs tomorrow and once the breakaway went clear today the peloton eased up and the pace stayed relatively constant until the final third.”

“I managed to stay with the front group until a crash split the bunch with around 20 kilometers to go. Andrea had gone down a little earlier and that was a bigger crash. I was lucky because I manged to avoid the worst of it, but I couldn’t make it back to the front and David and I finished together.”