"It has been a chaotic, fast first two couple of hours. I’ve lost a few years of life today, because it was a super stressful stage. I was trying to keep my powder dry and this made me get dropped from the peloton early on, forcing my teammates to chase down - it was a super team effort! At some point, Tadej [Pogacar] missed a split and the opportunity arose for me to attack along with Jonas [Vingegaard]. I did so because I felt like putting the hammer down. The final was very tough, too, making for a pretty hard day.
It’s pretty ambitious to try and keep the Yellow Jersey atop Hautacam with guys like Tadej and Jonas in contention, yet I’m optimistic and will give it a go tomorrow. I’m enjoying this Yellow Jersey so much… It’s being crazy at home, and it’s incredible to wear it in the race."
