Eli Iserbyt regains confidence after 2nd place in Hamme

Eli Iserbyt only managed to finish second in the full final. He also took another 15 bonus seconds along the way. “I had to get into the game,” Iserbyt said. “When we went after Wout van Aert with three men, I was certainly not the best of that group. I had a tough week of training. I’m looking for the explanation there. The last two rounds I came through and I succeeded Lars van der Haar a little further back in the standings. I did get some support from Pim Ronhaar, who was actually a kind of third teammate in our group because he kept a more than solid pace.”

“Build in extra hardness”

Eli Iserbyt, as leader, can finish the penultimate round in Lille with an even bigger lead over Lars van der Haar. “The X2O Bathroom Trophy is about the only classification I can still win this season. So I’m going for it. I’m going to Besançon later. I also want to drive there since I haven’t been able to finish a number of World Cup races. And I want to build in some extra hardness in France.”