I was confident to bring Jasper Stuyven back. He had been alone at the front for a long and there was a strong head wind in the final hill. I decided right from foot of the climb to chase him as soon as possible. The truth is that I find it incredible to have won the stage to Mende. It’s a very famous one in Spain. When I started my career, I didn’t imagine to win a Tour de France stage. Firstly, I took it as a great news to have been selected for the Tour. In the first week, I realized how hard the race was but I coped with it. Today’s stage was one of the few that we targeted for the victory. From now on, I’ll only dedicate myself to helping Jakob Fuglsang to get the highest possible rank on GC.
