“Yeah, you know, I think I didn’t still understand what we did. To come with some expectations and some dreams to bring home. Then, you know, to [achieve] them and to bring them home is, they’re two different things, but I was confident with the team and we were really close in the last stage. I mean, not in the first one, but in the third one, we were pretty close to the victory. We know that we just went a bit too early, but today, we were really focused. We were really believing in it. My guys did an amazing job until the final. It was a really tough final, I have to say, a bit stressful, but I was not expecting that it was dragging up so much the last kilometer, kilometer and a half. I knew that I had to wait as long as I could, but yeah, I like this kind of finals. I was really, really happy for the work that we did. We really deserve it.
The third stage we were there, it was just a little movement that let me lose the stage. But, I knew that with this team, with their experience, how they know how to guide me, how to bring me in the best position, that we could have soon a good result, so this morning we really all started super motivated for this stage.
It was really, I have to say, a tough final to stay all together. But, you know, all in all, my teammates, they worked really well. This formula during the race and in the last few minutes was always this kind of, let’s call it, washing machine. My teammates, they really guided me in a perfect way. They really gave the best of themselves to guide me. And, yeah, I just had to sprint and I really have to say thanks to them for this.”