“With the weather we had today it was really difficult at the beginning because the pace was really fast and then we had really long, straight roads. It took a long time to get an escape to stick but I wanted to be part of the move because I felt that I had good legs. Then it took me a long time to understand that Jerome [Pineau] was in the small counter-attacking group because my radio was broken. I soon realized that he was coming up and then I waited and rode with them. When the peloton started to come back there was not much that could be done. _ “When you start an attack like this, of course you have to believe in something and tell yourself it’s possible to win the stage. I wanted to do what I could today because the stage ended near my home. I come from the north but two years ago I moved to this region. So that’s why I took a gamble today. It was a good chance to get some exposure for the jersey but it would be much better to do so by raising the arms for a victory salute.”
Interview
July 12
th
2008
- 18:43
Laurent Lefevere – “It was a good chance to get some exposure”
