Stage 21
31| Romain BARDET
Romain Bardet: "The symbol of the kind of cycling I like"
“It’s a happy end and a good lesson to know that I can make it up for my failures. The polka dot jersey is the symbol of the kind of cycling I like and the Tour de France I’ve loved as a kid. I’m proud to have it on the Champs-Elysées. A bit of luck was needed and I got some in the last mountain stage. A couple of years ago, I lost the polka dot jersey towards the end, this time around it worked out well.”
Stage 21
11| Peter SAGAN
Peter Sagan: "I'm glad I'm making history at the Tour de France"
“I’m very happy about this seventh green jersey. I’m also surprised. Every year I come back to try my best. The first green jersey was a big surprise because I came to win some stage but the green jersey came together with the wins. The second time it was the 100th Tour and I had the green jersey again. After that, it started to be easier or let say more under control. I’m glad I’m making history in the Tour de France with the green jersey. My best moment this year was when I won stage 5. The other best moments were when the mountain stages were...
Stage 21
2| Egan BERNAL
Egan Bernal: "Colombia deserves this"
“It’s incredible, I don’t know what to say. I’ve won the Tour but I don’t manage to believe it. I need a couple of days to assimilate all this. It’s for my family and I just want to hug them. It’s a feeling of happiness that I don’t know how to describe it. This is the first Tour for us, Colombians. Many Colombians have tried before, we’ve had great cyclists in the past. But I’m the first one to win the Tour! Colombia deserves it.”
Stage 21
161| Caleb EWAN
Caleb Ewan: "My second half of the Tour has been unbelievable"
“It’s unbelievable. Just to roll down the Champs-Elysées is such a surreal feeling! The Tour de France started up quite slow for me. I thought I was not going to make it but the second half of the race has been incredibly successful for me. It was quite a messy sprint today. I was quite far back. I waited and I just ran out of wheel. I went to the right hand side and I was lucky that I had enough speed at the end. Eight years ago on my first visit to the Champs-Elysées I said I’d win here one day, it’s fantastic that it already happens...
Stage 20
2| Egan BERNAL
Egan Bernal: "It's the triumph of a whole country, not only mine"
“We’re now close to making it official. There’s one stage left but, normallt, if every goes well, I can say that I’ve won my first Tour. The last climb has been very hard. Jumbo-Visma rode hard to make the podium. We were in a comfortable situation and I felt really well. I’m happy. I think I haven’t assimilated what has happened yet. It’s incredible to think that I have won my first Tour. I just want to get to the finish line in Paris tomorrow and after I’ll be calmer. Colombia is on the verge of winning its first Tour, I feel...
Stage 20
31| Romain BARDET
Romain Bardet: "I dreamt of the polka dot jersey when I was young"
“The polka dot jersey made me dream when I was a kid. In 2015, I missed out on the last mountain stage. It’s a nice satisfaction for me this time. It’s going to be my fifth time on stage on the Champs-Elysées for different awards in seven participation. It’s good to reinvent oneself. Things haven’t gone according to my expectations at this Tour but I’ll enjoy this trophy before thinking about what has not worked. We’re allowed to fail but we’re not allowed to not try and give it all.”
Stage 20
41| Vincenzo NIBALI
Vincenzo Nibali: "It's a nice revenge"
"It’s been a feeling of liberation when I crossed the line because the last few hundred meters felt like never ending. My only way to make it was to attack from far out. With the advantage we had at the bottom of the climb, I believed I could make it. I hadn’t won since last year. It’s a nice revenge."
Stage 19
2| Egan BERNAL
Egan Bernal: "To become the first Colombian winner would be amazing"
“To be honest, I didn’t know what was happening. I’ve been told in the radio that the race was finished and I said ‘no I want to keep going’. There were talking to me in English and I was not sure. Only after I stopped and my director told me that I was in yellow, I felt relieved. It’s incredible. I can’t believe it. I want to ride full gas tomorrow and then arrive to Paris and once I cross the line, I’ll start believing this is true. There’s one hard stage remaining. It’s a short one. I’ll give it all on the...
Stage 19
31| Romain BARDET
Romain Bardet: "I hope I'll feel better tomorrow"
“We didn’t know there were terrible weather conditions. I heard it through the radio but I was riding on a relax mode. My race was already done and I was saving energy for tomorrow. Considering the experience of the people who took the decision to stop the race, it’s for sure the right decision for the health of the riders. I’ve had a bad day today. Hopefully I’ll feel better tomorrow and I’ll have to be better tactically.”
Stage 19
11| Peter SAGAN
Peter Sagan: "Organisers have done their best"
“It’s been a different race than what people expected and we have a new leader. There was no reason for us to risk our lives under the rain, the hail and with so much mud on the road. We already had a thunderstorm yesterday at the end of the race. Today it was going to be even worse conditions. Organisers have done their best. I’m not here to judge.”
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