In the sprint won by Sacha Modolo (Lampre-Merida), Eduard Grosu reached an important podium for the team.
Tour of Hainan, third stage, Wenchang › Haikou.
The NIPPO Vini Fantini team arrived to the first podium of the Tour of Hainan. After yesterday reward of Alessandro Malaguti as most combative rider of the day, today is Eduard Grosu to reach the main podium. Third place for him behind Sacha Modolo (Lampre-Merida) and akub Mareczko (Southeast). The young Romanian rider of the NIPPO Vini Fantini team take also important points for the green jersey of the Tour, now of Andrea Palini where Eduard Grosu is now in 4° position.
Today sprint was for specialist and Grosu supported by the team and by Daniele Colli has obtained an important placement for the team.
Eduard Grosu wants to grow: “I’m happy of the podium, but I was looking for the victory. I want to congratulate with Modolo it was a sprint for real specialist. I’m quite happy of my 2015 also if I have some regrets, some stages victory or podium losed for a few, but the season is not finished and until last day we will be looking for the victory.”
The tour, last race of the team season, will end next 28 of October. #OrangeBlue riders, looking for the 12° victory will try until the last meter of the last stage.