“It was a tough race for us. I pushed hard from the beginning but I ran into another rider and I lost many positions on the first lap. Afterwards I tried to regain ground with those at the front, but I suffered a crash. Fortunately, I was able to get back on track and finish the contest. After that incident, my pace was pretty good, so I can at least take away this plus point. However, we must continue to work hard and try to take another step forward next week.”