Storer pleased with his ‘most consistent Grand Tour’ as Tudor talent Rondel learns an important lesson

Tudor brought two leaders to the Giro d’Italia. Michael Storer was going for a top-five finish, while debutant Mathys Rondel set out to discover himself as a general classification rider. Despite not troubling the top 5, Tudor looks back on its “most successful Giro so far” via its website.

Tudor came to the Giro with ambition through Storer and Rondel. The pair had performed well in the Tour of the Alps, so expectations were high. The two Tudor leaders then rode a very solid Giro. While Storer rode to seventh place with a consistent race, Rondel finished eleventh on his debut.

Team boss Matteo Tosatto is very satisfied with his riders’ performances. “The goal was to improve Michael’s performance compared with last year, and we came very close to that. Mathys’ eleventh place is also an impressive result in his first Grand Tour. I am also very proud of our fourth place in the team classification. It shows how hard we have worked as a team.”

Leader Storer was also very happy with seventh place and the way he rode. “I am very happy. I took the race day by day, and I think this was my most consistent Grand Tour ever. Seventh place is the maximum that was in it for me. It crowns the hard work we have done as a team over the past years.”

Tudor’s top talent Rondel was also allowed to ride for the classification in the shadow of his experienced leader. The Frenchman lost a lot of time in the time trial, which meant a top-10 place just slipped away, but he is himself very satisfied with eleventh. “Overall, I am very positive about this Giro.”

Still, the talented Frenchman is also critical. “I gave everything, but it was just not enough to reach the level I wanted. I also just missed out on the top ten. All in all, I am very proud of what I achieved.” For Rondel, this Giro was also an important lesson. “I proved to myself that I can perform for three weeks at the highest level,” he said happily.