Johann van Zyl clocked the fastest time of the MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung riders at the 3 Days of West Flanders opening prologue today. Johann stopped the clock at 8’15” over the 7km course in Middelkerke. The young South Africans time was good enough for 17th on the day just 18″ seconds behind the stage victor.
The victory went to Anton Vorobyev (Team Katusha) who was just ahead of Jesse Sergent (Trek Factory Racing) in 2nd and Alexis Gougeard (AG2R La Mondiale) in 3rd place. Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung now turn its attention to the two upcoming road stages this weekend.
In Tyler Farrar and Theo Bos we have two riders capable of taking the stage wins if they are to come down to the expected bunch sprint. Both riders will be able to count on the support from Johann, Jay Thomson, Jaco Venter, Matt Brammeier, Serge Pauwels and Adrien Niyonshuti over the coming days.
Johann van Zyl – Rider
Go VanSnail!!