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Stage 21
55| Mark CAVENDISH
Mark Cavendish: "It's a huge honour"
“Ten years later, again with the green jersey, it’s fantastic, it feels like getting younger. I’m back. It’s a dream. The support of the public has been incredible during all the Tour de France. Coming back to Paris is an honour.”
Stage 21
1| Tadej POGAČAR
Tadej Pogacar: "It's just crazy to be here again"
"It is just crazy here on the Champs Elysées, coming in the yellow again with an incredible team. We enjoyed today and now it’s time for celebration. We will have a good time and that counts as a celebration. The start of the stage was nice, taking it easy. We enjoyed chatting with each other. Then we came here on the cobbles and it was full-gas racing again, like every day. I cannot express my feelings of how happy I am. With the people I have around… it’s another level. I will remain motivated in the coming years, but what come next will come next…...
Stage 21
12| Wout VAN AERT
Wout van Aert: "A victory like this is priceless"
"Actually, I can’t believe it. This Tour de France has been amazing. It has been such a rollercoaster. To finish with three victories in my pocket is just out of my expectations. A victory like this is priceless, although I have to catch my flight to Tokyo tonight. Thanks to my small team and especially to Mike Teunissen, who put me in the perfect position ahead of the sprint. It was key to be delivered on a good position after the final right-hand turn. I was confident Mike could do it, and he did it perfectly."
Stage 20
55| Mark CAVENDISH
Mark Cavendish: "It's great to have a full team for the Champs-Elysées"
“The ITT has been okay for me. It was very flat, so I just tried to stay aerodynamic in order to save energy. I actually enjoyed the course through the vineyards. The crowds were also incredible: it is so nice to see so much people on the roadside. I’m already thinking of tomorrow. I hope for a stage win. As with every stage, there are many teams who haven’t won yet and will battle for victory. Anyway, it will normally come down to a sprint on the Champs Elysées. I will just try to win this bike race. It is great to arrive to Paris with the full team,...
Stage 20
1| Tadej POGAČAR
Tadej Pogacar: "It is still a super performance"
"I am super happy it is finished. Actually, it was a very fast ITT. There was so much support over the course. I was enjoying every kilometre, even if it was very hot and I was suffering a bit. I was going a flat-out, but it was different to the first ITT, on which there was more adrenaline, but I was well prepared anyway and it still was a super performance. I can’t compare both Tour de France GC victories. I can’t say which one is more beautiful. Last year everything was decided on the last ITT and the emotions were by far stronger. This time, I took the yellow...
Stage 20
12| Wout VAN AERT
Wout van Aert: "Winning an ITT at the Tour de France was a big goal of mine"
"Winning an ITT in the Tour de France has always been one of the biggest goals of my career. I have been focused on this race in the last couple of days. I am very happy I have pulled it off. Comparing with the first ITT [of this Tour de France], this one was more rolling, and faster. With my weight, it was more to my advantage than the first one, which was punchier. It has been a perfect day. I was completely over-heated after the effort. It was stressful to see the rest riders coming to the finish. But, when I saw the intermediate times of the GC guys, I relaxed a bit....
Stage 19
1| Tadej POGAČAR
Tadej Pogacar: "It's huge to stand on stage with Eddy Merckx"
"It is huge to stand with Eddy Merckx on the podium. He is a hero in cycling. I don’t consider myself as a hero yet, but I hope I am inspiring lots of kids to ride their bikes. There were a few crashes and splits at the start of the stage today. It is really not nice to begin a race like this. We then kept the bunch quiet for a bit, but after the sprint we went on full attack mode. It was a pretty strange race. But then a group went away, and the bunch turned quiet again. For me it is really nice to have a cycling boom in Slovenia. We have always wanted cycling to succeed...
Stage 19
165| Matej MOHORIC
Matej Mohoric: "I can't believe I won again"
"I can’t believe it. I was just trying do my best today. I tried to be attentive, especially if a break of eight guys or more went away and there were guys from Deceuninck-Quick Step or Alpecin-Fenix in it. We thought those teams might control for the sprint anyway. I saw this first group breaking away and decided to do a super big effort to bridge. When I reached the front, I spoke with guys in order to agree and go as fast as possible at the start of the stage. I think it was the best way to lead the break to the finish, as sprinter teams don’t have those many...
Stage 18
55| Mark CAVENDISH
Mark Cavendish: "I'd like to win one more stage"
"It could have been a lot easier than it has been… [laughs] It was touch and go the whole day. BikeExchange went hard in the climb before the intermediate sprint, and burnt so many matches there. The group was away with many people and myself and Morkov got the points ahead of Matthews. My stage was done. I’ve done this climb ten times, and every time I have despised it. I’m grateful my teammates helped me out. I got a bit emotional because my teammates help me go through so much in this Tour de France. I’d like to try to win at least a stage. But...
Stage 18
81| David GAUDU
David Gaudu: "I faced the head wind after the downhill"
“Tourmalet is one of my favourite climbs and the Pyrénées are my favourite mountains. I said I’d go on the attack and give it all no matter what. I had to go ahead in order to not find myself with Pogacar and Vingegaard who would have been stronger than me in the finale. When I finished the downhill by myself, there was some head wind. It was hard. Pierre Latour couldn’t hold my wheel in the downhill, it’s a pity. It hasn’t worked out for the stage win but I have enjoyed my ride. We’re only four left in the team but we want...
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