I was very disappointed to lose yesterday by such a small margin. I couldn’t sleep last night because I was thinking of everything that I could have done to improve on my time. _ To get the yellow jersey today today is a great honour and I’m really pleased with that it all came together. _ With the breakaway gone, we didn’t think about chasing time bonuses. I knew that, coming into the finish, the sprinters teams would be in control and saving themselves for the final sprint so I thought, ‘Why not try?’ And it was a good decision (to chase the time bonuses at the intermediate sprint with nine kilometers to go). _ I knew I was less than a second behind in the general classification and to get two seconds was all I needed. _ I started off the tour in great shape and I’ve never has the opportunity to lead a team. I don’t know what to expect but I know that anything is possible, there’s not reason to set limits. I don’t know how I’ll respond but I’ll just hope for the best.
Interview
July 2
nd
2006
- 17:57
Hincapie's Sensational Yellow Bonus
