"All the hard work we’ve put during these three weeks of racing and all the sacrifices we’ve made have finally paid off today. We are very happy of Kwiatkowski’s victory, and also of this polka-dot jersey I’m wearing. It’s been a great day. On the last kilometres, we just talked to congratulate ourselves. We fought hard from the start of the stage; we put a big effort to make the breakaway stick… And once we knew we are alone, the two of us, with a big gap, we just enjoyed the moment. Now that we have the KOM jersey, we will defend it with all the energy we have left on our legs and try to bring it all the way to Paris."
