"It was so hard! The hill in the last kilometer made it very difficult to win. There were so many people that we rode the finale like in a tunnel with a terrible noise. It's unbelievable that I win stage 1 again. I had good legs today and my guys did an excellent job. Our plan was to control the race with the other sprinters' teams. This yellow jersey is for my team-mates. They were completely dedicated to that one goal. It's a big big relief to pay them back with a win. I knew from last year how hard it is to win at the Tour de France but I realized today how much harder it is to win stage 1 a second time. Tomorrow it'll be another day with a lot of ups and downs, I'm not sure if we, the sprinters, can compete for the win again. I feel sorry for Mark Cavendish and I wish him all the best."
Interview
July 5
th
2014
- 17:36
Marcel Kittel: "It's harder the second time"
