"I’m pretty happy. This was a really tough day. We let the break go because the best guy in the break was way behind in the GC, so it was a good one for us to control. At some point, the pace was a bit too high, there were attacks left and right, and I had to let it go a bit. I had to collect myself and crawl back to the group where the rest of the favorites were. I tried to do my thing, manage to stay with the best guys, and here I am. Tomorrow is another hard stage. I hope to stay out of trouble and keep the yellow jersey tomorrow. I think everyone was on the limit today."
