"When I took the breakaway, I told myself the first climb would be a test to know if I was able to fight against the two other riders. I realized I wasn't fresh enough for sprinting, so I chose to go away on my own because it was my only chance to get the polka dot jersey. My body suffered all the way but I had in mind the reward I'd be getting at the end, that's how I managed to hold on. At my age, I might lack the necessary speed for sprinting but my desire to do great things is still enormous. So I told myself: ‘go, make a show, do something crazy'. At the end of three weeks of racing the Tour de France, it'll only be a small episode but it's my episode."
Interview
July 5
th
2014
- 17:59
Jens Voigt: "A small episode of the Tour but it's mine"
