Jonathan Milan and his sprint train got their lead-out on the right track at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana and today, they proved that it's a force to be reckoned with.
It wasn’t a straight forward opening day UAE Tour with a lumpy circuit towards the end of the day and a completely uphill final kilometer but the Lidl-Trek squad were motivated right from the start. The Team helped control the race all day, keeping their leader safe when echelons threatened chaos, and made sure they could put the young Italian super sprinter into the perfect position for him to power to an impressive victory.
Watch the final KM
POWER
— Lidl-Trek (@LidlTrek) February 17, 2025
Red, Green and White Jerseys for Milan
Quotes from the race winner 
"I’m brutally tired. I think the temperature and this last 700 metres and all the race was really tough. It was a pretty intense day. In the beginning it was a bit quiet, also with the headwind and we went in the circuit and there was some echelons and then everyone came back again. I have to say thank you to my guys because like every race they control, support me and then they lead me out like this so yeah, first a big thanks to them. I’m super happy about it, really tired now."
"Tomorrow we will try to defend the leader's jersey but until then I will try and just rest as much as possible. I think the time trial of tomorrow is not super long, of course, we have super strong guys who are more specialists than me, but I have a jersey to defend and I will give my best to do it.
"It was [very tactical] in the last few km’s. We tried to be not too much in the back or on the front so we just had the perfect position to be able to do this last 250 meters in the best position. It was a different finish from what I’m used to, so it was important to take it from a good spot. It was important also to not go too deep in the beginning, to still have the power to do the last 200m sprint."
