Chris Froome: “I’m in a better shape than two years ago”

There are a few races within the race, like Rodriguez going up the road for the King of the Mountains. Riders who are eighth or ninth overall put their team at the front of the bunch to defend their position. It works well for us. Having Geraint Thomas in fourth position is a dream scenario. Quintana and Valverde ride more conservatively because if they go for all or nothing, they risk losing their place on the podium, so we're just focused on those two riders.
I'm in a good shape. I'm in a better shape than two years ago. I'm quite confident that I'm in control of the situation. There are two really hard stages to do. I hope to come through those two stages with no problem. To win a stage would be amazing but at this point I'm not going to kill my team-mates for a stage win. The yellow jersey remains the priority. It'll be my first time climbing l'Alpe d'Huez with a Dutchman, Wout Poels, in the team. His family and friends will be there in the Dutch corner. It'll be our last challenge. We can expect a grand finale. We've done harder climbs than l'Alpe d'Huez during this Tour de France but that's a mythical one. I hope I won't repeat what happened two years ago when I hit the wall with hungerflat. Before that, in tomorrow's stage, it'll be my first time climbing the col de Chaussy. On the other hand, I know La Toussuire very well. It's hard climb! It's a bit easier at the end but I expect Movistar to attack me with 4 or 5km to go.