- To believe that he will win the third monument next Sunday is perhaps a little roughly, but for each monument he wins, he takes a step closer to eternity, says Alexander Kristoff stepfather, trainer and personal physician – Stone Eagle.
The family Kristoff / Eagle have rejoiced in a year to Flanders race. The family came home from the mountain Saturday to turnout watching TV in Nyman road: There was Eagle’s parents, Eagle sister and brother in law plus two children, and Stein Eagle and Anne Kristoff with their four children.
– The atmosphere in the living room was good, very good. The last kilometers were a thriller of the rare. But we did not manage to trade in for dinner. Therefore, it becomes takeaway and kinamat from Peder to celebrate victory, says Eagles, loaded with boxes with dinner.
Superb in sprint
Alexander Kristoff continues to impress in the saddle. Sunday he won, as the first Norwegian, vårklassikeren Flanders around.
Classics in road cycling is the most prestigious one-day races on the international calendar. All races take place in Western Europe, and many have been held since the early 1900s. Races are held at about the same time each year, from Milan-Sanremo in mid-March to Lombardy around in the middle of October. The five grandest races are often referred to as “monuments”
27-year-old is about to make the all-time season by a Norwegian bike pro. He was superb in the sprint when Flanders was to be determined.
Kristoff and Niki Terpstra was in breach 25 kilometers before the finish, and the two held until goals.
People in Norway do not understand how big this is.
There was the Dutchman shot and Katusja rider Kristoff could cheering victory already a few meters before the finish line.
Incomprehensible large
– People in Norway do not understand how big this is. In Belgium cycling national sport and this race is at the height of 17th of May celebrations for us. The race was established in 1913 to strengthen the Flemish national feeling, and it says something about the position that the 1.1 million spectators gathered along the trail. Sport is not just about sporting achievements, but about soul and emotions, says Eagle.
– How was it having to watch the race via the TV?
– Just fine. Cycling is a televised sport where every meter along significance of the result although I envy the Norwegian who was down there and got to experience the atmosphere up close.
Alexander and he has been widely and cycled in Belgium younger years.
– Alexander has a physique that is very well suited to this race. The race is 264 kilometers and has 19 slopes with cobblestones. It’s a very exhausting and physically demanding race in all respects. Meanwhile cycling a chess game in which each cyclist make their moves, countermoves and adds up a tactic. Some are strong in sprints, some may cobbled slopes, some are good at running drag, explains the Eagles.
Huge tactical cleverness
Today he has shown that he can do more than asked, he has also shown tremendous tactical ingenuity.
Alexander has shown previously that he is good at asked.
– Today he proved that he can do more than asked, he has also shown tremendous tactical shrewdness and initiated much earlier than anyone thought would be possible to achieve. Rather it was Niki Terpstra took the initiative, but he opened for Kristoff and chose obviously that 2nd place was the best he could achieve Sunday analyzes Eagles.
In celebration season 2015 now Kristoff won nine victories, but it is the so-called monuments that are jewel in the crown: First he won Milan-Sanremo and thus now Flanders. Next Sunday there season’s final race and third chance to win a monument: Bone Hard Paris-Roubaix – affectionately referred to as “hell of the north”.
– We should not anticipate any win there. But for every monument Kristoff wins, he takes a step closer to eternity, says Stein Eagles before disappearing homeward to Storhaug with dinner food bank.
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