Chris Froome: “I'm glad I was on the right side of the split”

“It's been quite a crazy stage, with a selection being made not long after the climb. A lot of GC guys were quite far up in the peloton. That's why there wasn't much difference between us in the crosswinds. Unfortunately Dan Martin wasn't with us at the end. I guess some of his team-mates stayed at the back with Marcel [Kittel]. I'm just glad myself and Mikel Landa were on the right side of the split. We have two mountain days ahead of us. I do believe they are the two most decisive consecutive days of the Tour. I don't know if the classification will remain tight or if it'll blow up. But my goal was to come to third week feeling the way I'm feeling now.”

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