“Today I decided to contain myself. I didn’t go into the red. I fought for the climbing points at the first hill but Rasmussen beat me in a sprint so I then chose to keep my strength knowing perfectly well that I wasn’t going to lose the jersey today. Tomorrow I might have to change my strategy; the best thing would be to try and get into a breakaway… but I don’t want to reveal all my plans. Even if I lose the polka-dot jersey in the Alps, there’ll still be enough possibilities to get it back again. Now that I’m carrying it, I really want to defend it.”
Interview
July 14
th
2007
- 18:17
Sylvain Chavanel – “I didn't go into the red...”
