Moreno Hofland finished fifth again in the second stage of the Tour de Pologne today. Team LottoNL-Jumbo’s sprinter finished behind winner Fernando Gaviria (Etixx - Quick Step) in the slightly downhill finish.

“It was a fast sprint, downhill,” Moreno Hofland said. “That makes timing and taking the right place very important. I was in the right place, but everything has to come together when you want to win a sprint like this. I don’t think it went bad today. Especially when you know that this is not exactly my terrain. I prefer the sprints when you need a lot of power. We did a good job with the team. Dennis van Winden and Tom Leezer brought me to the front. I feel like we made the most of it.”

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Addy Engels agreed with his sprinter. “This isn’t Moreno’s specialty,” the Sports Director added. “But the whole team dealt with it very well. Tom Leezer was the last man today and Moreno had to finish it off afterwards. He was in a good position, but I have to say that a sprint like this is quite a lottery.”

Thursday might give Hofland a bigger chance with the long third stage and tough final part.

“Moreno normally has fewer problems with a profile like that than the average sprinter,” Engels concluded. “He might survive it, but it depends on how hard the race is going to be made by the overall contenders, as well.”