“If you’ve seen how well my team rode then you’d know that I’m incredibly lucky that I’ve got such a group of guys around me. They’ve been committed to the cause of winning races and it’s paid off. It’s not as if we didn’t put it all together and I can’t stress how lucky I am. I get to wear this jersey. I get my name on the results board. Today was the perfect example of how well we ride.
“We didn’t have to chase the break because Lars [Bak] was in the break but when he came back we were ready. With this team, I can’t fail.
“This is absolutely my best Tour de France yet. Okay, I won six stages in 2009 but I didn’t get the green jersey. I wanted it this year and I won five stages – and the team got a sixth with Tony Martin – and I’ve got the green jersey so this tops off any result beforehand.
“The green jersey is an objective I’ve had in mind for a long time. It’s incredible to get it. This victory is nice... because I’ve got the green jersey. I want to celebrate with the guys tonight but we have other objectives: the Tour of Spain before the worlds at the end of the season.”
Interview
July 24
th
2011
- 18:47
Mark Cavendish – “With this team, I can't fail”
