“Just like last year we decided with the sports direction to add the Volta a Catalunya to my programme. A lot of strong climbers are present here, so I knew I had a chance on the victory in the flat stages like today. But to arrive here I had to survive three hard mountain stages. That’s why I’m happy that I gave it all to take this second place. When you finish close to success, you obviously want more. But I can be satisfied with this first World Tour podium.”
“I probably had the legs to do better, because I did my effort in two times because of a moment of hesitation. I would like to thank our climbers for the trust they had in me today. One by one, they did everything for me from the first to the last kilometer. Louis Meintjes even rode at the head of the race to control the gap with the escapees and thanks to Lilian Calmejane I was able to start the last 500 meters in the top five. Tomorrow it's time to climb again, although a sprint is not excluded. With today's confidence, we will try to control the stage together with the other sprinter teams.”
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