“This is my 10th Tour de France and I have probably been in about 50 breakaways and only twice have I won but if you never try, you never win so I like to keep trying. I’m 35 and things are not getting easier at my age… no, but seriously, I tried what I could and maybe my rivals were watching me a little more closely or the circumstances were just not right. I tried with the same tactics that I usually use because it’s the safest thing: I like to arrive at the line by myself because then you cannot lose the sprint. Other riders train hard also and others are good cyclists but they know me and they watch me.”
Interview
July 26
th
2007
- 18:09
Jens Voigt – “I like to keep trying...”