The final stage of the Post Danmark Rundt was held today. From Hillerod to Frederiksberg, situated in the capital Copenhagen, the riders had to cover 149.9 kilometres. Dane Michael Morkov won the stage, the leader’s jersey of Christopher Juul-Jensen wasn’t endangered.

Lotto Soudal is going home without a stage win, but obtained a few nice results and was very active during the stages. Lars Bak finished second for the third time in a row in the tour of his homeland. He ended up 45 seconds behind the winner. Pim Ligthart was in the breakaway of today’s stage and won all three KOM sprints. Therefore he has won the KOM classification. In the teams classification, Lotto Soudal finishes in a nice second place.

Sports director Bart Leysen and Lars Bak give a short review.

“I’m happy about the way that we raced, offensively and willing to be key players in the race. Obviously, we wanted and hoped that Lars would obtain the overall victory. As a Dane in Denmark, it’s normal that you aim for the win. It’s a bit a pity that we couldn’t win a stage, but we were close a few times," Leysen said.

“It could have been Lars Bak who won the first stage, but these are things that you can’t predict. Together with the flat tyre during the time trial, maybe it’s just a matter of a lack of luck. But we’re going home with a good feeling and next year there’s a new chance.”

“It’s the third time in a row now that I become second in the GC of this race. It’s really sad but I really gave my all and did my very best. I had high expectations before this Post Danmark Rundt and I wanted to show myself, which eventually was the case I think. A stage win would have been nice, but in the end, I’m happy with this second place," Bak said.

“We don’t get much opportunities to race in our own country as Danes, everyone is super motivated in this stage race. Also the family and friends are really enthusiastic and that gives an extra boost, especially because it was the first time that there was live broadcasting on television. Now it’s time for some rest. My next race will be in Hamburg, where I’m going to try to help André Greipel to win the race.”