Marko Polanc:

We didn't come to the Giro with lofty goals. We knew it's not our strongest lineup, but failing to meet even our modest expectations was a bitter pill to swallow. We weren't good enough and as such we will need to deal with the fallout of this result.

Race score: 4/10

Fabianski wrote:

Really disappointing result. It was weird to see that Tao was often dropped early. For me, he was a Top 5 contender with this startlist, as I consider him a clearly better rider than Stüssi (who missed out on Top 5 by 20" or so).
Hopefully he'll bounce back later in the year and prove his worth once again

Martin Hvastija:

We had a good strategy to put Salby in the early breakaway. Ivan tested his legs with an attack in the last 30 km, but he made the right decision of following the wheels. It was a decent sized group sprint, but this time he showed the kind of sprint he can do at the end of a race.

Race score: 10/10

Martin Hvastija:

A rouleur focused strategy spearheaded by Katrasnik paid off here. I have to commend the lads on how they stayed on their toes as the race unwrapped. It was good teamwork to put Gasper in position to make his attack. Regardless of the result this was a good performance.

Race score: 10/10

Martin Hvastija:

We showed what we are capable of in Veenendaal so we have to look to reproduce that type of effort. Getting in the early breakaway should help us out. At the same time it's a different race, a Pro Tour one with the very best sprinters present. It's not quite realistic to compete for the top spots.