I gave it my all. I thought I was going to choke on the line. I made it on mental strength. We put our stamp on the race, we played a major role. I gave it my all, I knew the ascent well, I knew that beyond 2,000 metres, with all my efforts, it was going to hurt. It would have been ideal to make it back on Warren. But it was a super victory for him, amply deserved. In the years to come, several Frenchmen will go for victory in the Tour. I played it cute, I tried to make believe I was not super. I made my move shortly before the descent. I risked evereything. I have nothing to regret. Now we have the time trial but the Tour is already a success. We confirmed what we did last year, we went a step further.
Interview
July 20
th
2017
- 18:10
Romain Bardet: "The Tour is already a success"
