Bjorn Leukemans eighth in comeback

Marco Marcato achieved his third podium spot in five stages on Sunday in Circuit de Lorraine. This also secures the Italian third place in the general classification. Marcato began his second half of the season in Lorraine: “After Frankfurt I rested and my current fitness level surprises me. I work now towards altitude training and the Tour de France.

Bjorn Leukemans also started again. The headman of Vacansoleil-DCM was off for a long time with a knee injury which he incurred in the Ronde van Vlaanderen. 'I had no trouble this week with the knee and eighth place in the general classification is better than I had expected but there is still a lot of work to do.'

Leukemans starts in the Tour of Belgium on Wednesday.

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