“The most important thing was to keep the polka-dot jersey. Of course when I went on the attack early in the day the intention was to try and set things up so I could try and win the stage. But with myself and Tony Martin (THR) in the move, we were not allowed to gain an advantage. I missed out on any points on the last climbs but that’s not such a big deal. Now the goal is to wear the polka-dot jersey all the way to Paris. It’s bound to be a big adventure but I promise that I will try to achieve this.
“To me it’s now more important to keep the lead in the mountains classification than to win a stage. I’m writing a diary for a newspaper in Italy and tomorrow the headline will be something like, ‘What a great Liquigas team!’”
Interview
July 19
th
2009
- 18:53
Franco Pellizotti – “What a great Liquigas team!”
