Paul Ourselin: "It was the right strategy"

June 9 ^th 2025 - 18:07

"At the start of the stage, I was in a slightly more attacking state of mind, but in the end I found myself alone at the front. That allowed me to pick up the points for the first four climbs, so it was the right strategy. It's true that being alone made it feel a bit long but after all it was nice, the weather was good. And then after that I was in the company of three other riders, which was quite nice. Even though I quickly realised that I couldn't go much further and that I wouldn't be taking the points on the cat-2 climb.

Now I can say that I'm getting the hang of it and I've thrown some strength into the battle. So I think I can try to keep the jersey until the stage after Mâcon."