“What a stage! It was very hard and today the Europcar team really made a great job and I was a little bit afraid when I crashed at the top of the first climb. I’m normally not so bad in the downhill but I was very scared this time. The road was very slippery and I decided to change my bike and that helped.
“On the final climb, I was still in the race along with the best climbers. I told myelf, ‘Keep going! Keep going!’ And Pierre Rolland gave me a great hand in the final – he really helped me. My legs felt good but it was the great job done by the Europcar team that really helped me today. In the 10 last kilometers I surprised myself. It’s been hard but I’m very pleased.
“Since 2004 there’s been a lot of love from the French people. Since I took the jersey again four days ago, there’s been even more.”
Interview
July 14
th
2011
- 18:17
Thomas Voeckler – “I told myself, ‘Keep going!'
