Dan Martin: “It’s a great feeling to actually get a Tour de France stage win again. I was second here last time. I was a bit nervous because of the head wind. The first time up the climb, I saw everyone was at the limit. I had no team-mate left. So I had to try. My legs were there all the time. I already wanted to have a go yesterday but it wasn’t as steep as today. I was looking forward to have a crack. My win today is definitely a confidence booster for the GC. The last time I was second here, I had lost a bit of time before. I’ll try to ride for GC as hard as I can this year. But this victory makes this Tour de France a successful one already.”
