"I was in a similar situation as in the Dauphiné, when I won in a sprint with two. There's of course disappointment when finishing second, but I had the legs to win so I can be optimistic. I probably made a mistake in my gear choice to launch the sprint. My legs needed some time to gain speed, when Bilbao was already creating a gap. I sprinted to his back wheel but it was too late. I remember a flat sprint against Bilbao in the Deutschland Tour last year. I was hoping that he would make his GC ambitions priority today, rather than the stage win. But in the end he had the best punch."
Georg Zimmermann Tweet