“Before I’ve had a situation where everybody was looking at me and saying I was the big favorite and it’s been hard to handle. But this year I learned to use the pressure to my advantage. It was perhaps even more stressful for the English riders: we are in London and as we’ve seen the popularity of the event is huge. We’ve seen that today. There are a lot of people from many different countries here to watch and this has been a beautiful expose for cycling. _ “For the British riders, I’m sorry but it’s a Swiss day and I hope it’s the same again tomorrow for Roger Federer. _ “I talked to Kim Anderson and Alain Gallopin and we agreed that I had to stay under nine minutes. It was the right intention and I’m happy that I was able to do just that. It’s a very important opening. For me, it’s a great thing. We are in London, I have the yellow jersey and I got that while wearing the world champion’s jersey. _ “I’ve shown already in the Tour de Suisse that I’m in good shape and I will do the maximum to keep this jersey for as long as I can.”
Interview
July 7
th
2007
- 19:58
Fabian Cancellara - "A Beautiful Expose For Cycling"
