I’m very happy to be in the yellow Jersey. This is one of the most iconic things on cycling. I have been looking for it for a while, and today is finally the day for me to wear it. And I feel comfortable! Crossing the finish line, at first I was disappointed I had lost to Fabio Jakobsen. It’s only seconds later that I realized that my second position meant that I was taking the yellow jersey. I will try to keep it for as long as possible. We need to see how we tackle the next few stages. What I saw today is that my Jumbo-Visma team is super strong. We avoided crashes thanks to the work of my teammates. A crazy stage? Well, last year’s first stage was another level of craziness. There was more respect around today, probably due to circumstances. As a matter of fact, we were pedaling at 30kph with 5km to go due to the headwind – something quite unusual on a Tour de France sprint. Then you see how it all turned out with 2k to go…"
