It's an incredible feeling to win this as a team. During the first week, we've passed all the tests. It's all about momentum and we've having a great time now. First we'll have to get to the Pyrenees. That will be the test. In the Pyrenees we'll see who is fit enough to win the Tour and in the Alps, we'll see who has the resources to win. In terms of physical condition, as we already saw at the Dauphiné, I'm pretty close to Froome but we'll only know in the third week who can do what. The Tour is a marathon. We aren't close to the end. I don't know if I should be included in a list called “the Big Five”. The “fab 4” is an irritating tag but those guys have won Grand Tours and I've only had good places in those races, so I understand that media talk less about me but it doesn't mean that I'm intimidated or that I'm not going to fight.
Interview
July 12
th
2015
- 18:16
Tejay van Garderen: “The Tour is a marathon”
