“This confirms that my early season, which was very good, is continuing. This is my seventh victory this year. Still, I would not have believed that it was possible this morning. Yesterday evening I found myself with real back pain and I had to consult the osteopath to receive some treatment last night. So today, I’m the happiest man at the Tour. _ “During the first hour of racing, the pace was really fast. I was always positioned well – in the first 20 places in the pelootn – but I did not manage to make it in the first escape. I was really frustrated, so I insisted, and when they were caught, I told myself that I could launch a counter-attack. That’s exactly what I did. _ “At the end, I had a little hint of doubt, and indeed I have not even dared to attack three kilometers before the finish line. But I did not panic and I rode the sprint exactly the way I wanted to. I did not want a sprint with hesitation as we saw yesterday between Barredo and Burghardt. I preferred to lead the sprint out and it worked.”
Interview
July 25
th
2008
- 18:13
Sylvain Chavanel – “I rode the sprint exactly the way I wanted to...”
