Geraint Thomas: “These things happen in the sprints”

"I crashed but I'm OK. We tried to stay up the front at 3km to go. I was in about 20th position but when the crash happened in front of me, there was nowhere to go, so I hit the deck but with no damage. I don't think the roads are an issue. They're much better at the Tour de France than if we compare to other races we do like the Giro. These things happen in the sprints. Crashes happen just because of the guys ride. It means so much to win a Tour de France stage that some riders are prepared to take big risks. Tomorrow, it depends what the tactics are really. We'll try to not lose too much energy in chasing breakaways. Our main goal is to win the Tour with Chris Froome. If he takes the yellow jersey tomorrow, it's OK, if I keep it it's even better."