Today’s stage was a lot of stress, but it ended well. My teammates spent the whole day working to protect Richie Porte and me. In addition, there were some sections of the race where there wasn’t a lot of space on the road, so I wanted to be in the front as much as possible. The crashes today weren’t due to the parcours but to the sport directors who all say the same thing in the ear piece. That’s the biggest problem. There’s too much pressure put on the riders. About tomorrow stage, Richie Porte knows did a recon in May along with some other teammates, so he probably knows the route better than me. It is great to have the yellow jersey and will try to keep it for as long as possible.
