‘I took advantage of being fresh’ AJ August admits about the unexpected ride in Volta Comunitat Valenciana stage 3 breakaway with final bold move for first pro victory

“I didn’t expect it at all today,” Andrew ‘AJ’ August said about recording his first professional victory from a small breakaway group on stage 3 at Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. It was just his third racing day of the season, coming in with no wins in his 119 days of racing across his first two seasons with Ineos Grenadiers.

“It wasn’t how I imagined my first professional win, but I’d saved a lot of energy by not working full gas, but it was not my role to contribute. So I took advantage of being fresh, sprinted from the back and crossed the line first.”