Chris Froome: "There are no longer ten guys in one minute"

“I wasn't aware that Fabio Aru attacked. I got to know it once the journalists told me at the finish. At the time, I was too busy looking for my team car for a bike change. From what I understand, it looks like Richie told my rivals ‘it's not the moment to attack'. I thank Richie for having said that and the whole group to not have taken advantage of this. When I touched Aru's arm later on, it wasn't retaliation. It wasn't on purpose. I said yesterday the GC would be blown away today and it did. There are no longer ten guys in one minute on GC. It's been brutal. For us, losing Geraint Thomas is a massive disappointment. Losing Richie Porte is a big blow to the race. No one wants to see a protagonist quitting like this. His crash was terrifying.”