Drucker wins Tour du Luxembourg stage 1

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A day after his third place in the prologue, BMC's Jempy Drucker sprinted to his first win of the season and moved into the Tour de Luxembourg leader's jersey. Drucker took the win ahead of Timothy Dupont (Veranda's Willems Crelan) and Aksel Nommela (Leopard Pro Cycling) and now leads Damien Gaudin (Armee de Terre) by six seconds in the GC. Teammate Greg Van Avermaet sits third overall at seven seconds.

"It feels really good. I'm working for the team a lot of the time and I don't have many chances like this so, if I get the opportunity I always try to win. But, it's not always easy. I'm a sprinter, and there are a lot of strong guys, and I'm not always as fast as the likes of [Marcel] Kittel," said Drucker.

"Most of the time, I don't have a specific sprint train, but today the guys were perfect. I had Greg as my main lead-out man and Loïc setting the pace in the last kilometer. But, everyone did a great job in the final. We came in with a plan to win this stage today so, it is perfect that it worked out."

Drucker finished his home race in second place overall last year despite crashing on the Steinfort to Walferdange stage. With a slender lead in the GC, Drucker explained he expects the stage to again be a tough day but is aiming to retain the yellow jersey.

"We know it will be a hard day, but now I have won a stage, it is already a good race for me. Plus, I will be wearing yellow tomorrow which is also a nice feeling. I think we are in a good position overall as we have Greg Van Avermaet up there and he is also in great shape," he added. 

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