Luca Vierstraete wins AG Tour de la Semois after a solo

The Belgian Luca Vierstraete took victory in Vresse-sur-Semois for the juniors of AG Insurance – Soudal Quick-Step. Luca attacked at about 30 kilometers from the finish on a tough Ardennes course, which consists of 6 local laps, covering 64.6 kilometers, and on the last lap she managed to build up an advantage of 2 minutes 40 seconds on the pursuers. With this victory in Vresse-sur-Semois, a race that is sponsored by our main sponsor AG Insurance, Luca puts down another strong performance in addition to her golden medal at the National Junior Time Trial Championship, which took place in May.

Fee Knaven also showed her strong legs and took second place on the podium, next to the Dutch rider Zoë van Velzen.

“This win gives me an incredible feeling. It was a tough race, especially with this heat, but during I felt really good. My teammates also did a very nice job and blocked the other teams so I could stay in the breakaway. All their effort allowed me to attack early in the race and finish the day with a win”, said the enthusiastic Luca.

“I am very happy with the results that our young group of juniors shows. This victory by Luca shows that we are racing offensively as a team and they have learned a lot, especially in the tactical part. They know that they are allowed to make mistakes in order to learn from them. That is what we stand for: the development of the rider itself. We hope to contribute to raising the level within Belgian cycling among the U17 and U19 riders. We are raising the bar a bit,” said manager Natascha den Ouden.