"I've been looking for success for a long time. I've been close on several occasions so to win on Bastille Day and being the first Breton stage winner for a long time [1993] makes me super happy because I feel like I have the double nationality [French and Breton]. Beating Alberto Contador who I mimicked when I won races as a young rider in Brittany means a lot to me. I've been critized on social media for losing time on purpose but I came to the Tour de France with the only goal to finish it. Two months ago I was on a bed at hospital and when I resumed racing at the Dauphiné, I got dropped on day 1 along with the sprinters. Being fresh helps me perform at the Tour now. I'm close to my top form but I had to spend some time at the back of peloton to be able to enjoy those moments in the mountains. Now I wish Romain Bardet to win the Tour de France. I'd like to be part of the spectacle in the Alps and help him out if it happens. It would be a great satisfaction for us to have a French winner of the Tour de France."
Interview
July 14
th
2017
- 18:56
Warren Barguil: "Beating Contador means a lot"
