“I didn't really think I could win the stage. I didn't have a lot of mathematical process in power left. We were out there for five hours. We were getting time gaps but all you have to do is put your head down. I knew the peloton was coming fast and fresh. Honestly I'm feeling like I'm in a sort of strange dream. You're in a bike race but at the same time, we were passing in the middle of a million people today. With the rain, you think you're rolling around alone, but you wonder what are all these people doing on the side of the road. It's the Tour de France! I got the first climb and I started to envision myself maybe going onto the podium, maybe like wearing some polka dot shorts tomorrow. I don't know if we have this. It just kept going more and more wild. I thought we were going to be caught before the last KOM but they had a big crash behind so we made it to the climb. I liked Yoann Offredo before but now we're friends for live.”
Interview
July 2
nd
2017
- 18:59
Taylor Phinney: "Now we're friends for life"
