It is my first time racing on Ronde Van Vlanderen U23 and I managed to breakaway with 4 more riders (Spain , Estonia , France and Polland) 18 km after the official start.
We slowly created a gap and with 80km to go , we were 6 minutes ahead of the peloton. Unfortunately for me , on the first cobbled section of the race (around 12 km from the start ) my saddle dropped and the right part of the saddle holder broke.
During the breakaway, I tried to raise my saddle and fix it but the mechanics of the Shimano’s service car could do nothing about it, due to bumpy roads! As a result, I had to continue like that ,which was something really painful for my legs.
I tried to withstand on the front as long as I could possibly manage with my legs in pain.
Some more details about my race : My average was 310 watts for 4h and 5 minutes. The race was really fast. Congratulations to the winners ! Now I have to focus on the next race , Le Cote Picarde. It will be interesting and challenging!