VolkerWessels were one of the standout teams at the Tour of Chongming Island. Although somewhat overshadowed by Ceratizit-WNT winning all three stages and the GC, the Dutch team had its sprinters Sofie van Rooijen and Scarlett Souren place fourth and fifth on stage 1 as well as second and third on stage 3, with Souren finishing third overall to win the white U23 jersey. Van Rooijen was one spot further down in GC, and Anne Knijnenburg took home the QOM jersey.
"Our plan was to go for the GC through the sprint finishes and the bonus seconds at the intermediate plan. On stage 2, they chose the wrong side of the road in the sprint and did not get a result. That meant the GC was gone. But we still had the white jersey, took the QOM and then tried to win the stage with Scarlett," explained team manager Raymond Rol to Cyclingnews.
