Trek-Segafredo’s Degenkolb grabs his second victory in Mallorca Challenge winning two out of four challenges and having a perfect start of the new season.
German sprinter seems to have taken the four-day challenge as his way of showing his hard preparation and training work taking the Trofeo Palma earlier today with an impressive sprint.
Degenkolb’s first victory took place on Thursday when he took the Trofeo Campos-Porreres-Felanitx-Ses Salines. Today, he fought hard to impressively outsprint Erik Baska (Bora-Hansgrohe) who was able to finish in the second place and Coen Vermeltfoort (Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij) who took third.
“I am so happy. I think it’s the first time I have won the first two races in a season, that’s a first for me,” Degenkolb expressed. “To have this feeling, which I missed so much last year and now I have it already twice… It’s so nice to be in the winning line again.”
The second and third races of the four-day challenge saw Degenkolb not getting involved in the hillier outings at the Mallorca Challenge. He is now enjoying the two victories he got from the first, opening day challenge and the last one in Palma.
? The wins keep coming! Number four for the year as @johndegenkolb makes it two for two in #ChallengeMallorca!
Read what he has to say in our race report here → https://t.co/g4Loy6LwCC pic.twitter.com/ASdMYIwsRA
— Trek-Segafredo (@TrekSegafredo) January 28, 2018
Results
John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo 3:47:29
Erik Baska (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
Coen Vermeltfoort (Ned) Roompot-Nederlandse Loterij
Enrique Sanz Unzue (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
Carlos Barbero (Spa) Movistar Team
Albert Torres Barcelo (Spa) Inteja Dominican
Jordi Warlop (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
José Rojas (Spa) Movistar Team
Leonardo Basso (Ita) Team Sky
Xavier Canellas (Spa) Spain
Jesus Ezquerra Muela (Spa) Burgos BH
Kevyn Ista (Bel) WB Aqua Protect Veranclassic
Romain Le Roux (Fra) Team Fortuneo-Samsic
Benjamin Declercq (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
Jon Ander Insausti (Spa) Team Eusadi
Gonzalo Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
Eduard Prades Reverter (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal
Michal Golas (Pol) Team Sky
Hector Saez Benito (Spa) Euskadi Basque Country-Murias
#ChallengeMallorca YES! @johndegenkolb takes a fantastic sprint victory in Palma! pic.twitter.com/4wGIQBsf01
— Trek-Segafredo (@TrekSegafredo) January 28, 2018
