When it comes to betting on the UCI Road World Championships Road Race in September, one rider who already has worn the rainbow jersey, Belgium`s Phillipe Gilbert (Deceunink-QuickStep), is surely an option that the bookies will have high on their list of possible winners. But in this year`s Vuelta a Espaņa, so far, Gilbert has been flying a little bit under the radar. Deceuninck-Quick Step came within a whisker of victory in the opening team time trial - and only lost through no fault of their own - and then have taken a bunch sprint stage win with Fabio Jakobsen.ADVERTISEMENT Meanwhile, Gilbert is biding his time for further down the line. `Itīs too bad we missed the TTT you know, it would have changed a lot of things,` the 37-year-old told Cyclingnews at the start of stage 6 Thursday in Mora del Rubielos. Then we had the first sprint [on stage 3] and we missed that, but we won the second, so it was nice. For the climbs we know we donīt have the best team, but we will do our best. ` As for his personal ambitions, Gilbert said he will try to win a stage, but he said there aren`t many that suit him.
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