"Our tactic is to stress Jonas Vingegaard and Jumbo-Visma as much as we can, and it is working. I know from my own experience that carrying the yellow jersey means having more pressure on your shoulder, as you have to ride defensively instead of attacking. Over the stage, when they were pulling, we were saving energies and planning our next attacks. I don’t know if Jumbo-Visma are scared of me… But they were on my wheel the whole time, and of course they didn’t let me go easily. My attack at the beginning of the stage? Well, I saw Wout van Aert was trying to bridge back to the front group and I just followed him so the rest of the Jumbo-Visma rider had to make a big effort from behind. But, of course, they are a strong team and it was impossible for me to go on the break. As for the final attack, I just pushed as harder as I could during the whole climb."
