“At the start, a big group went up the road. None of them was dangerous so it was about controlling the gap and keeping it as easy as possible. The final climb wasn’t too hard, it was difficult to make a gap there, and therefore attacking would have been a huge effort for a small gain. So we rode steady to save energy for the coming days. I felt pretty good today. I watched the race back when I was a kid, everyone likes to be leader of the Tour de France. It was a delight to wear yellow. Hopefully I’ll keep for a few more days. Let’s first see how it goes tomorrow.”
