“This morning I expected more attacks to come from my rivals. During the race I expected them from Movistar in particular because they had two strong guys in the breakaway. Valverde had a go when Aru made his move. Obviously Bardet tried his move at the top but I had the feeling that no one had the legs to make a difference. Earlier up the hill I wanted to see the state of play. I accelerated to know who would follow me and I saw Nairo Quintana on my wheel quite quickly. I wanted to know who'd be likely to move near the top of the Grand Colombier. Coming to the Tour, I said I was in a very privileged position because it was the strongest team that Team Sky ever sent to the Tour. With me, I have riders who would be leaders in other teams. Wout Poels is the Liège-Bastogne-Liège winner. I'm so grateful and fortunate to have team-mates like him. It's demoralizing for my adversaries to see him and my other team-mates neutralizing their attacks so they seem happy to stay in my wheel. Maybe they think more to the Alps. For now I'm happy. I'm in a better situation than I expected at this point.”
Interview
July 17
th
2016
- 18:58
Chris Froome: "I’m in a better situation than I expected"
