"The plan was to cover the biggest groups. It was a sprint stage on paper. We found ourselves in a three-man group. We started rolling, not so hard because there was no big gap. I knew the route, and at one point in turned to the right and we got good tailwind. I was confident with more people we could give a fight. At a high speed, it's hard to come back. It's a shame I didn’t have more people with me. In this cycling anything can happen. Maybe big showers, mistake, two guys more come from behind – you never know. But I realized it was very difficult – 20k, 20”, almost impossible. Thinking of combativity, it's a good award. Going to the podium, hearing people cheering... I enjoy being before a big crowd. It’s always so nice."
