Theo Bos made it two in a row Thursday for the Blanco Pro Cycling Team. Following the victory of Robert Wagner in Wednesday’s prologue, Blanco repeated their success in the second stage. Bos held off world class sprinters André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol), Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) and Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) in the final sprint.

“It’s always cool to best that class of riders but to top them all at the same time is really a kick,” Bos said directly after the finish. “This is the first time that has happened although I beaten them individually in the past.”

Progress
Considering the challenge the ride presented the riders today, Bos can be extra proud of his victory, the fifteenth of the year for Blanco. “It was not an easy parcours. It was a small group at the finish line, some 26 I believe. All the more reason to savour the win. It’s an indication that I have progressed further. It’s a great feeling to enough left in the tank after such a challenging ride to be able to sprint for the victory.”

Ideal
About the sprint itself, Bos had the following to say: “Lars Boom and Robert Wagner broke away near the end but were chased down. At about 3 kilometres out from the line, I was in the right place at the right time. I was behind Kittel, Greipel and Cavendish in fourth and made my move with 300 metres to go. It’s fantastic to see that no one can get ahead of you.”

Confidence
Following the wins from Wagner and Bos, the confidence in the Blanco Team is surging. “Yeah, we’ve already taken two stages and Lars is in top form. He is the man for the classification, I think. As for myself, I am hoping to make a good showing on the last day as well and perhaps I can make a bit of a name for myself tomorrow as well.”

Robert Wagner will ride again in support of Bos and again in the yellow leader’s jersey as he managed to hang on to that today as well.