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Stage 8
4| Christophe LAPORTE
Christophe Laporte: "the cherry on the cake"
"The green jersey was not the goal but it’s definitely a satisfaction. The overall standings with Jonas [Vingegaard], four stages and the green jersey - it’s a great week for us. If I had been told I would win two stages in the Dauphiné, I would have taken that immediately! The green jersey is the cherry on the cake. We came with the GC as our main focus, and also to win stages in the beginning with myself. We’ve met our goals. Now, let’s go to Tignes, to rest a little bit and head to the Tour. I feel better than last year at the same time....
Stage 8
36| Carlos RODRIGUEZ CANO
Carlos Rodriguez: "I must be happy with where I am, seeing where I come from"
"It’s a good week in the end although it didn’t start the best way. In the first stage, Ethan [Hayter] crashed twice and abandoned. The next day I crashed hard but I was able to continue. Then Ben Turner crashed in the time trial and we were down to 5 guys. I wasn’t feeling really good. But the shape got better and better with the days. It could be better but I must be happy with where I am, seeing where I come from. Starting the Tour in Bilbao will be a dream. Since I was a kid, I’ve been dreaming just to be at the start of the Tour once. I hope...
Stage 8
1| Jonas VINGEGAARD
Jonas Vingegaard: "I can be very satisfied with the whole week"
"It’s a very big thing for me to to win this race, one of the biggest races in the world. So of course I’m very happy to win. Yates wanted to go fast on the final climb. Majka was on the front. I was feeling good and I tried in the end. I think I can be very satisfied with the whole week. I’m in a good shape and the whole team rode fantastically. In a way, I’m surprised with the gaps in the overall standings. Now I’ll relax a few days and then I’ll do the last bit of preparation for the Tour de France. I still have a little bit of work...
Stage 8
101| Giulio CICCONE
Giulio Ciccone: "a gift for my future wife"
"The last 500 metres were really long. But with all the people on the roadside, it was really nice. When I looked behind I saw I was in front with some gaps. I’m really happy I made it to the finish. This year, the Giro was on my program but I had a problem just before. I spent 10 days off the bike so the condition was not 100%. I started the race with the Tour de France on my mind. And I saw the condition was getting better and better. I’m really happy to close the week with a victory. The Tour de France is really close but before that I’ll get married...
Stage 7
176| David Max POOLE
Poole: "I’m surprised with what I’m doing"
"It was a tough stage from the get go, we were on the pedals all day. It was a pretty hard pace. I tried to push through the barrier and to focus on my race, I tried to not get too involved with all the action around me. I’m surprised with what I’m doing here. We’re towards the end of a long block of races for me. We came here with a young team, we wanted to try things. This is definitely a nice to be in and hopefully we can finish it off tomorrow. It’s always nice to be in a podium ceremony in a race like this. It’ super special. It’s...
Stage 7
1| Jonas VINGEGAARD
Jonas Vingegaard: "I'm really happy about that"
"I felt good today, I wanted to go for the stage and the boys worked for me all day. We had a plan to go for it and I’m really happy to take the win and repay my teammates. The last climb was getting steep with 6 and a half kilometres to go. We decided to have Tiesj [Benoot] and Attila [Valter] go full gas, to make it really hard and then I attacked when they couldn’t anymore. Luckily, I was able to go alone and I’m really happy about that. Tomorrow is another day, we’ll see how I feel and how everything is. This is one of the biggest races in the...
Stage 6
163| Mathieu BURGAUDEAU
Mathieu Burgaudeau: "I fought with everything I had"
"There is a bit of deception, you can’t avoid it. I wanted to win so bad. Anyway, we did a great race as a team, especially Matteo Vercher who is a neo-pro. But I also don’t have any regrets because I fought with everything I had. I was desperate to hang on and I hoped Zimmermann would doubt. But he kept his cool and he had more strength left so he beat me.
I have the polka-dot jersey but the last two stages are too hard for me. That’s also why we decided to spend everything today with Matteo Vercher and Alexis Vuillermoz. I’ll do what I can...
Stage 6
1| Jonas VINGEGAARD
Vingegaard: "I can’t give any room to anyone"
"I made a move because someone else started already. Tobias Halland Johannessen made things really hard and I decided to counter attack but in the end the climb was not long and hard enough to make the difference. I think my team did super well today. I had teammates for the finale so I think I can be really happy with how everyone today, and also yesterday. I think the last stages will be very hard so hopefully I will feel good. I’m looking at everyone in the top 10, you can’t give any room to anyone."
Stage 6
87| Georg ZIMMERMANN
Georg Zimmermann: "It's a feeling I can’t describe"
"To be honest, I can’t believe it. It’s been a while since I won my last race, in the Tour de l’Ain in the summer of 2021. Winning a bike race is a feeling I can’t really describe. I’m overwhelmed. A rider like me doesn’t experience this so often so I enjoy it as much as possible. Yesterday I already felt strong and today I tried again. I knew the parcours really well because we finished here in the Tour de l’Avenir in 2018. The finale was a little bit different, in the final kilometre, but I looked it up previously so I wasn’t...
Stage 5
113| Mikkel BJERG
Mikkel Bjerg: "I can't be disappointed"
"The team worked well through the stage because we need to get the peloton closer to the breakaway. One we had done it, I was hoping to stay with the GC group but I crashed in a turn at a very bad moment and I never managed to get back. But I can’t have much regret, I would have lost the jersey anyway because I was only 12’’ ahead of Jonas [Vingegaard]. Now, I still have the white jersey, but I can’t hope to keep it for long. Maybe tomorrow, but that’s it. The gaps are really small."
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