“My only emotion right now is happiness. We had a tough day, starting the stage at a really fast pace, establishing a break of eight or nine riders… then there were four, then three, then just two of us. At the end I found myself with Pellizotti and the finish was similar to the how I got my victory in Gap in 2006 when I had to sprint head-to-head with (Salvatore) Commesso.
“Spotted the last turn and tried not to look around. I wanted to take the final corner in the lead but failed but ultimately it ended on a high note because I came around him and into the wind in the last 200 meters.
“A second stage victory (in the Tour) is of course something that the whole team will savor and appreciate especially as last year’s race wasn’t a great one for us. But now we have 15 days to get back into the battle and look for a third victory.”
Interview
July 12
th
2009
- 18:04
Pierrick Fedrigo – “We had a tough day...”
