"I didn’t really like it at the front of the bunch. The roads were very dangerous in my opinion, as we went through many villages and there were some narrowings (sic) and road furnitures. I didn’t want to take any risks and I decided to bid my time at the back before hitting the front of the bunch. When I started move up, I crashed, lost some ground and, above all, lost some confidence to handle myself on the bunch and on the cobbles. I let down my teammates as I was spent the whole day chasing back. It was not the day we were hoping for at Jumbo-Visma. But even in the heat of the race, you should try and change your mind. Yesterday we fought at the front and today we had to fight from the back. We are glad we didn’t take too much damage on the GC with Jonas. I’m proud of how everyone in the team has committed to the chase. It has been a big surprise for me to hear that I kept yellow jersey. I wasn’t thinking of it anymore as I wasn’t feeling powerful legs in the final. It is nice to keep it for one more day in order to enjoy it in Belgium tomorrow."
