He always changed the rhythm , all the time. |
I think it all worked out pretty good. I didn't do any work so I wasn't going to try to win the stage. The others had worked, so I wasn't going to try to contest the sprint. |
They had to try to attack me and all I had to do was withstand the attacks. It's one day less in the race. I'm taking it day to day. It's still a long way to Madrid. |
What happened was going to happen. You can't win a grand tour without a strong team. I was the best rider and with a stronger team the victory wouldn't have slipped out of my hands. But my team came here with few expectations. After winning one stage, we already fulfilled them. |