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Stage 21
72| Florian LIPOWITZ
Florian Lipowitz: "I’ve always believed in myself"
"It's a dream come true to reach the podium of the Tour de France. I've been thinking about it for several years, but I didn't think it would happen so soon. We'll see what happens in the coming years. I hope I can stay at this level. After the Dauphiné, I knew I had good legs, but three weeks of racing is something very different. I can be proud of myself, but also of the whole team. We worked very well together and fought hard until the end. It's very special.
With the weather today, it wasn't necessarily very pleasant, but I did my best and I'm happy with...
Stage 21
81| Jonathan MILAN
Jonathan Milan: "A dream since I turned pro"
"I tried my best to follow the favorites in the first climb, but Tadej [Pogacar] was simply too strong and once I got dropped, I just focused on enjoying the moment and the occasion. I’m super happy with how the Tour panned out for us. I will definitely love to come back in the next few years. We’ll see what the course is like every year in order to decide when. It was really tough to claim this green jersey. It has been a goal all year long and a dream since I turned pro. It means a lot for me. It shows I’m getting better and also proves how good this...
Stage 21
31| Ben HEALY
Ben Healy: "I’m just super proud"
"Last year really gave me the confidence that I could race at this level. I just did the hard work and I was always confident that I could do something like a stage win. But to cap it off with the Yellow Jersey and a top 10 in the GC is definitely a bit beyond expectations but I don’t think it’s gonna change the way that I race. I’m just super proud with the level I was here.
It means a lot that people enjoy the way I race. I just try to do it from the heart, doing what I enjoy and if other people enjoy it as well that’s great."
Stage 21
11| Jonas VINGEGAARD HANSEN
Jonas Vingegaard: "This is the podium I’m least happy with"
"Going into Montmartre, I didn’t want to take any chances so I just accepted where I was in the bunch, which was a bit too far back to do something. At first, I was thinking we might make it back, and then the second time there will be less fighting. Then we passed the finish line and we were already 50 seconds behind. I realised I was not going to fight for anything.
To be honest, there’s a bit more disappointment [with this place of 2nd, compared to the previous]. I came here to win the Tour de France, which I think was in some kind of way realistic....
Stage 21
17| Wout VAN AERT
Wout van Aert: "Even more unique"
"It was incredible, a truly special day. Winning again on the Champs-Élysées is always unforgettable, and this time, with the climb up to Montmartre, it was even more unique. The rain made things quite tricky, but I managed to stay on my wheels with the total support of my teammates. They believed in me countless times, and today they took me all the way to the finish line, to the Butte Montmartre. That was our plan and we achieved it.
There were a lot of emotions. When I saw a gap to get past Pogacar, I went for it, but then I couldn't hear how...
Stage 21
1| Tadej POGACAR
Tadej Pogacar: "This Tour feels especially amazing"
"In the end, I found myself in the front even though I didn’t have the energy to motivate myself today. I was really happy they neutralised the times of the GC. Then it was more relaxed to race and you just had to have good legs to be in front. I tried but hats off to Wout [van Aert], he was incredibly strong. It was a really nice race.
I’m just speechless with my fourth win in the Tour de France. It’s six years in a row on the podium and this one feels especially amazing. I’m super proud that I can wear this Yellow Jersey.
It’s...
Stage 20
72| Florian LIPOWITZ
Florian Lipowitz: "A big relief"
"I prepared for the worst and I expected it to be a super hard day. It was a lot of attacks and a really hard day. We did really good with the team today. They did everything they can and to finish this day is a big relief.
I don’t know how it will be tomorrow but it will be a hard day. I don’t expect it to be a sprint, there will be fireworks on the climb. I hope nothing will happen on GC and we’ll just go to the finish."
Stage 20
81| Jonathan MILAN
Jonathan Milan: "I want the achievement to sink in slowly"
"Call me superstitious, but I prefer to wait until tomorrow before saying that I have won the green jersey. This has been a big goal since the beginning of the year, both for me and for my team. I want the achievement to sink in slowly. These last few days have been beautiful for me. I have actually enjoyed them. As for tomorrow, how the stage will unfold is a big question mark. I’ll try to be in the mix and put out my best sprint if it comes down to a mass finish."
Stage 20
1| Tadej POGACAR
Tadej Pogacar: "Always a pleasure to ride in such a beautiful city like Paris"
"I am more or less sure of my overall victory, but I still don’t want to say anything about it. I want to stay focused, along with my team, until I have crossed the last finish line in Paris. It is always a pleasure to ride in such a big, beautiful city like Paris is. That’s one of the most beautiful parts of this sport. We are 180 guys who spend weeks riding in the mountains and in the end, all of a sudden, we come to the streets of one of the biggest cities in the world.
I am unsure of how the final stage will pan out. It won’t be a Classic, because...
Stage 20
36| Harrison William SWEENY
Harry Sweeny: "It leaves me hungry for more"
"I spent a lot of this Tour helping Ben [Healy] and I knew last night that today would be one of my chances. I have to say I am very disappointed; When Jegat went on the climb, I thought that he would be very strong but I got to him and he didn’t really have anything to go with. I sort of knew at that moment it was probably the wrong move. I did everything that I could to try and make it work. In the end, it’s not what I wanted. If it had been the right moment, with the right rider, then that move would have worked. You never know until you try.
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