MORZINE – He had said it at the start, telling us in a video what he would have liked to do. For this reason, when we saw Giulio Ciccone lead the escapeWe thought that perhaps as Italians we'd have a good day. We really need it, but we'll have to settle for the trophy for the most combative (opening photo). In fact the men in the classification decided that today they would play the stage and the escape never actually happened. Even though there were no dangerous individuals inside.
So, did it go wrong?
It was an important stage. We thought we could get into the breakaway on foot and get to the finish. The legs were there, we tried, but it wasn't the right day. We messed up, but in the end this is cycling and we can't do anything about it.We'll try again in the next few days.
Never give up, right?
I tried to get some points for the polka-dot jersey (Ciccone is currently fourth, ed.) and we still have a mission, so we'll try again. It's an Tour really specialThere are days when the breakaway never seems to work. You go really fast and then it goes suddenly. I've tried a thousand times and I haven't succeeded and Today, however, it went away on foot, luck was lackingThe teams behind decided it wasn't the day.
And tomorrow?
I want to try again, winning a stage is my main goal and I don't want to arrive in Paris with regrets.
How fast were they going when they caught you?
They make a different rhythm. When you're on the run, you take in the air and you continuously pull, while the men in the standings set a strong and constant pace, but are in close pursuit. They are two completely different ways of running. When they caught me, there were only a few left, so the pace was already high.
Why can we speak of an anomalous stage?
I have seen a situation like this very few times. There was no one too dangerous in the escape.The first was Pinot, which, however, has several minutes. But they decided…
When they caught you, were you able to manage yourself?
Not being in the ranking, I also had to be smart to save myself for the next few days. And tomorrow is another day, we're here to try again…
