Kopecky confirms early season form

Matyas Kopecky narrowly missed out on a top 10 finish after sprinting to 12^th on stage 2 of Tour de la Provence. Two riders were away and contested the stage while Kopecky showed fast legs to make the select group and contested the remaining podium place. 

“It felt good to be back to a high level today again. I passed the last climb in 15th position from what was left of the peloton and we were sprinting for 3rd place. I just missed the last bit of power in the sprint but it’s only the second real final that I’ve contested this season so I’m content. The boys did such a great job and my shape is growing,” Kopecky said. 

After yesterday’s stage, Sports Director Massimo Podenzana said the team would do a debrief in the evening among the youthful and experienced roster Team Novo Nordisk has at the race. That seemed to have made an impact, as the correct moves were read today by the world’s first all-diabetes cycling team. 

“Yesterday was maybe not perfect for us but today the feeling was good. The race was on the limit when the two guys rode away so we couldn’t do any more. Our main takeaways today is the feeling was good, the boys helped Matyas a great deal and he is clearly starting to find some shape so we’ll look to finish the race on a strong footing tomorrow,” Podenzana said.