Carlos Rodriguez: "It's a big day"

"It’s incredible. I have no words. Being here was a dream. Getting a victory in the best race of the world is incredible. I always dreamed of this. This is super. I'm super grateful to the team for all the effort and all the belief they put in me. I just want to thank them. I didn’t think it was possible when I got dropped in the Joux-Plane. I tried to climb at my own pace to later do the descent as fast as possible. I am a good descender, I wanted to take advantage. I was close to crashing a couple of times, yet I took some risks. Michal Kwiatkowski's victory and his work today inspired me. Kwiato dropped back three times to help us in 10 minutes. Details like that make a difference and helped me win. This is part of the work, for sure. Being on the podium was a goal: I wanted to gain some time. We accomplished it. I’m happy on that side. I just want to enjoy this victory and to recover a bit from all the effort. It’s a big day."

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