Geraint Thomas – “I felt great today...”

“The first week is always madness. It can be really sketchy with lots of crashes… everyone wants to be at the front and, especially today with the yellow jersey on the line, there was a lot of fighting for position going on. But fortunately most of our team managed to get up there into the final three kilometers relatively unscathed. I think Brad [Wiggins] got caught up in the second crash [just inside the final three kilometers] but I think he should be okay time wise.
“I felt great today as well, so it’s nice to have a prize jersey.
“For me personally, the team time trial is what I enjoy. It’s like what I’ve been doing on the track – it’s very similar to the team pursuit – and I can’t wait for it. Obviously we’ve got a great team for it and we just want to get out there, give it our best, ride it well and hopefully that’ll be enough to win the stage. We’ve got a great chance. There are a lot of good teams out there and it’s going to be hard but if we ride it really well, we’ll be close.”