"I have recovered from the effort on the Mont Ventoux, I still have some juice for the Alps. Today I made an effort to distance my nearest rival for the white jersey [Michal] Kwiatkowski. Then, on the descent Alberto Contador set a very fast pace, and I did not see what happened in the fall. In any case, it is not my fault.
“Tomorrow, I have come to make good against the clock, not to lose too much time on my rivals. The course is better for me than the Mont-Saint-Michel...”
