Chris Froome: "Tomorrow's TTT will be decisive"

Honestly, I didn't try to show any dominance in the last climb. I was up there to keep a good position and to keep an eye on everyone, in case someone would jump. It was a relatively short climb and I knew there wouldn't be big differences. I wanted to stay at the head of the affairs. I was surprised to hear that Nibali lost contact, given that after the crosswinds it was easier to stay in the wheels with head wind. I knew the name of Alexis Vuillermoz but I don't know him personally. He has done a great stage. He attacked not only once but his second was a really strong one. He deserves his win. He's been impressive.
You definitely have to include Tejay van Garderen in the “Big Four”, which makes the “Big Five” now. He's done an impressive race until now. Not a long time ago, we were fighting for the win at the Dauphiné. There isn't much difference between us. He's in a great condition. Time will tell how he'll go in the mountains, in the Pyrenees. Nairo Quintana is a very strong climber. He has lost some time that he'll have to recover. Alberto Contador, we can never write him off. He never gives up. Vincenzo Nibali hasn't had the best start but we'll have to see him in the long climbs.
Tomorrow's team time trial will be very decisive for GC. It's a tricky TTT. The course is undulated and we need five riders for the final climb. I expect substantial time differences.
We see black riders at the Tour de France this year. I believe these athletes from East Africa have the best physiological abilities for endurance sports, including cycling. The problem is the infrastructures, the roads, the equipments… The federations are also a mess. It's wild there but there's a huge potential for development. In Kenya where I come from, there are projects that deliver interesting results already: the Kenyan Riders and the Safari Simbas that have played a role in my development too. They'll produce champions in a short period of time.