A Green week for Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe. While Maxim Van Gils took home the Sprinter's Jersey at Ruta del Sol in Andalusia, Jordi Meeus did the same at the Volta ao Algarve. The basis for each of these successes was a stage win.
Maxim Van Gils was also able to finish fourth place in the overall standings. On the last day of the race, the 25-year-old didn't let anything get in his way either, winning the sprint of the peloton in sixth place and delivering a very consistent performance with his fourth top six result in five stages.
"I'm happy with the week. After my crash at the Etoile de Bessèges, I had a good week of racing. I think it might even have been possible to do a bit more, but sometimes you just have to accept the situation in a race. Nevertheless, I will take a good feeling into the next few weeks," said Van Gils.
In Portugal, Jordi Meeus was close to a double after winning stage 3 one day later. But even with second place, the Belgian was able to extend his points tally ahead of the final time trial to such an extent that there was nothing left to lose.
"It's been a good week here at the Algarve. My goal was to win at least one stage. That worked out. We had great teamwork here. And the days served as good preparation for what comes next. I'm happy with how things turned out here," said Meeus.