Giro d'Italia: Ewan disappointed not to finish off Lotto Soudal's lead-out
Caleb Ewan watched a reply of the Giro d'Italia sprint on a mobile phone as he recovered from his sprint effort in Fucecchio. He was satisfied with the lead-out from his Lotto Soudal teammates but disappointed that he could not finish off the job and win the first sprint of the 2019 Corsa Rosa.
Lotto Soudal led out the sprint in the final kilometre, perfectly protecting the Australia. He kicked early and looked set to win as Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) and Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) were unable to come off his wheel. However, Pascal Ackermann (Bora-Hansgrohe) took a different line and produced a little more speed, edging past Ewan in sight of the finish line.
Ewan stopped the finish area to thank his teammates and see how Ackerman beat him.
"It was a perfect lead-out. I felt my sprint was good too but I was dying a little bit at the end," he told Cyclingnews.
"The positive to take out today's results is the work the boys did. They did such a good job. I'm really proud of how they rode. If we keep riding like this, then we can get a win."
Ewan joined Lotto Soudal for the 2019 season after six seasons with the Australian Mitchelton-Scott team, keen to have more support in the sprints.
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