"The escape was not for nothing. I am a little disappointed with the outcome, perhaps just because I expected a little more from this escape. There were eight of us and we had the wind in our favor, and if there had been a little hesitation in the peloton we could have done better, because anything is possible in such a situation. I know that it is with small steps such as these that I can try to get a win because I will not have a chance when we get to the big mountains. There are several other stages that will now be controlled by the sprinters’ teams so today was the ideal circumstance to try to create a winning situation. _ ”I'm now glad to wear the polka-dot jersey, although I know it will be difficult to keep it. I had to fight with Schröder for it, and I knew he had a better peak speed than me. I still had a good advantage of this final climb, one that I know well, to control it. "
Interview
July 5
th
2008
- 18:24
Thomas Voeckler – “The escape was not for nothing...”
