“In the finale, Serge Pauwels and I talked about Dani Navarro as Serge didn't see him coming across but he made it back only in the last kilometer so we could still sprint for the victory. At the bottom of the climb, André Greipel attacked because the plan was to make the others work. Navarro also had a team-mate with him. During the stage, he brought me bottles, gave me advice and he did most of the pulling. Normally I do that for him. It says how much of a great guy he is. He works also for a smaller rider. My stage win at the Stelvio was more emotional because it was the first one and it took me to the final podium of the Giro. But this is the Tour. It's the biggest race of the year. For my career it's the biggest victory. Now only a stage victory at the Vuelta is missing so I might skip the other Grand Tour to achieve this goal of winning a stage at each of them.”
Interview
July 14
th
2016
- 18:35
Thomas De Gendt: "My biggest victory"
