“It’s a great day because I love to race at the front. Moreover, I’ve taken five more points for the KOM classification, I couldn’t hope for more. I wondered if it was worth fighting the 12th point but I decided it wasn’t. I calculated that I already had enough points to keep the jersey for a few days. Morkov lost it ten years ago at La Planche des belles filles, I’ll try to do better and I just need a few more points until then. It’s feasible. I didn’t know that I had beaten the old record of Bahamontès in consecutive KOMs. I love statistics but I don’t feel that I’m at his level. I don’t know how many more days I’ll wear the polka dot jersey but at some stage I hope I’ll can try to win a stage again during this Tour de France.”
