“It was complicated. Yesterday, I still had some adrenalin left from the crash. Today I didn't have any left. I felt the counter-effect today with the heat, but I'm still here. I didn't recover, I woke up several times during the night. On the bike, it really hurts in the back and the neck. I hope it will go better tomorrow. Today it started full gas and it never calmed down in the first 60 km. To recover from a crash, it was not the ideal day,” he said.
“Tomorrow should suit me better. It's steeper than the Tourmalet and steep slopes is what I relish. I hope to be better on Plateau de Beille. In the descent of the Tourmalet, I needed to close the gap at all costs but I didn't take any risks. I know the descent well. It was on my training roads. Even when I saw the cow on the road, I stared at her in the eyes and I rode past on the left.”
