I had bad legs today, from the start. It was really hot and I also lost my bottle on a bump, just 400 meters into the race. I gave my best, as I always do, but I also suffered a lot to respect the coveted yellow jersey I had. I wish I could have contributed a little bit more to Rafal’s GC quest today but this is the way it is in sports. You have good days, you have difficult days. Tomorrow we’ll have another chance and, once again, we will give it our all. (Photos Luca Bettini)
Dnes sa mi nešlo dobre už od štartu. Bolo naozaj horúco a ešte som aj stratil flašku na jednom spomaľovači, hneď 400m po štarte. Robil som čo som mohol ako vždy, ale o to viac som trpel keďže sme chceli udržať žltý dres. Kiež by som mohol aspoň viac pomôcť Rafalovi v celkovom poradí, ale taký je šport. Raz máte dobré a raz zlé dni. Zajtra máme ďalšiu šancu a opäť do toho dáme všetko.
