"The last two stages were quite hard, so we kind of needed an easier stage today. Tomorrow will be faster, though, as there won’t be any headwinds. So far, keeping the polka dot jersey has been possible, and I expect to hold it at least one more day as there won’t be any categorized climbs tomorrow. Yet, on Monday, there are too many points at stake and I’ll probably lose it. I have no KOM ambitions. My goal from the start has been working for Tadej and his fourth overall win, and it’s still the case.
Marc Soler crashed during the stage, and that’s never good, but he is alright. We are very happy about Joao [Almeida], too, as he managed to go through the stage after his hard crash yesterday."
