Trek-Segafredo finished E3 Harelbeke with John Degenkolb 13th and Fabio Felline just ahead in 11th however both riders described it was a day to forget. With the team lacking a presence in the front group that formed on the Taaienberg with 70km to race, Degenkolb explained from thereon in Trek-Segafredo were on the back foot and fighting for the minor places. The duo finished in the first major chase group, led home by Michael Valgren Andersen (Astana) 52 seconds down on winner Greg Van Avermaet (BMC). `The race was super hard as expected; it was the hardest race of the season for me personally. We did a good job approaching Taaienberg, the fist key point of the race, but we lost a lot of guys there already. From this moment on, the race was full-on,` Degenkolb explained. `Unfortunately, we were unable to manage to have someone in the front group. I don`t know - it was just super hard from this moment on, and I had some difficulties, I was actually really fighting. The legs were getting a little bit better towards the end, on the Kwaremont it was already much better, but then the gap was over a minute.`ADVERTISEMENT Degenkolb, seventh last weekend at Milano-San Remo, added that he is already looking ahead to Sunday`s Gent-Wevelgem and adding to his 2014 victory. `Fabio was super, super strong and it was a shame that he was not in the group in the front, if he`s there, then everything is possible. Yes, I should have been there too. Judging the situation [at that moment] a lot of big names were also in the back, and it was hard to decide to go or not. `It`s a day to forget. We should concentrate on the next races. Sunday we have a big chance, and I am looking forward to that.`
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