“It’s hard to ride to try and protect the white jersey when you’re also trying to set things up for the green jersey. You always lose some energy in the final and then the risk is high that, when they start to sprint in the last kilometer, that a gap may open up and you lose some time. It’s better to stay in the lead-out and stay as close to the front as possible. Okay, but my job is to work for Mark Cavendish and it makes me proud to do that. When we win it’s perfect.
“It’s nice to have the white jersey for another day. I like going on the podium to celebrate my lead in this classification. I hope I can wear it for a few more days; that would be perfect for me.
“We were working with many teams in the final but the group in front was really strong. That was unexpected because they spent the whole day in front in the wind. Sometimes that’s the risk when you allow a group to gain time… that they have enough power to reach the final.”
Interview
July 8
th
2009
- 18:37
Tony Martin – My job is to work for Mark Cavendish...”
