Fourth on Tour de France stage 14 but, in the end, I wanted to win!

Spending the whole day in front I was a bit bored because I thought I would be dropped in the finale anyway. So, for me, today was a long day. But in the last 5km, I refocused and thought, well I try and suffer a little. I stayed with the group and never overpaced myself. Once I crested the top, I attacked and tried to bridge to the front, but it was just not enough. I am happy with my legs, but I really wanted to win in the end. (Photos Luca Bettini)

Stráviť celý deň v čelnej skupine bolo pre mňa trošku nudné, pretože som si myslel, že v závere ma aj tak utrhnú. Bol to pre mňa naozaj dlhý deň. Posledných 5 km som sa však opäť začal sústrediť, chcel som sa chopiť šance a trochu sa vytrápiť. Zostal som v prvej skupine a ešte som mal našetrenú nejakú energiu, takže keď sme zdolali stúpanie chcel som sa ešte dostať na úplnú špicu. Som rád že nohy šli dobre, ale víťazstvo je víťazstvo.

Tour de France 2018 – 105th Edition – 14th stageSaint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux – Mende 188 km – 20/07/2018 – Peter Sagan (SVK – Bora – Hansgrohe) – photo Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto©2018
Tour de France 2018 – 105th Edition – 14th stageSaint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux – Mende 188 km – 20/07/2018 – Peter Sagan (SVK – Bora – Hansgrohe) – photo Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto©2018
Tour de France 2018 – 105th Edition – 14th stage Saint Paul Trois Chateaux – Mende 187 km – 21/07/2018 – Peter Sagan (SVK – Bora – Hansgrohe) – photo Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto©2018