“In cycling there are still unexpected moments, it’s sublime. I came to this Tour de France with a different state of mind. I went on instinct when I attacked. I saw a lot of riders suffering and I knew I could count on Frank who was in front. I had the intuition that it was time to take the jump. At worst I would lose 20 minutes if it didn't work, but I'm no longer here to fight for GC. Over the last kilometres it was crazy, there was a headwind, we were going 48 miles an hour... I would never have allowed myself to dream of such a scenario. But I knew Frank is an excellent rider, no other combination could have worked as well. And he deserves this victory as much as I do. The Yellow Jersey was one of my career dreams to wear it for at least one day. I had missed it a bit, but finally it has happened as I took things differently. I can finally show the real me. I rode as if it wasn’t the Tour de France.”
