Second on crazy sprint at Tour de France stage 4

Headwind was a big issue today in the final sprint and positioning and timing were crucial. I finished second and I’m happy to keep the green jersey. Today’s breakaway was strong and the escapees did a good job. We didn’t pull for most of the race except for the final kilometers and let the other teams do it. The fight for the green jersey is on but we have a long race to Paris with some climbs in between. The important thing is that we also managed to stay again clear of trouble and avoid the crashes of the final kilometers. The guys are doing a great job in that aspect. (Photos Luca Bettini)

V dnešnom špurte robil veľké problémy protivietor a preto bola rozhodujúca dobrá pozícia a načasovanie. Napokon som skončil druhý a som rád, že stále zostávam v zelenom drese. Jazdci v úniku boli dnes veľmi silní a odviedli skvelú prácu. S výnimkou posledných kilometeov sme sa dnes veľmi nezapájali do tempa pelotónu a nechali sme to na iné tímy. Boj o zelený dres je tu, ale do cieľa v Paríži je ešte ďaleko a čaká na nás aj viacero stúpaní. Pre nás je momentálne dôležité, že sme sa vyhli pádom a iným problémom v závere etapy. Chalani aj v tomto ohľade odvádzajú skvelu prácu.

Tour de France 2018 – 105th Edition – 4th stage La Baule – Sarzeau 192 km – 10/07/2018 – Peter Sagan (SVK – Bora – Hansgrohe) – photo Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto©2018
Tour de France 2018 – 105th Edition – 4th stage La Baule – Sarzeau 192 km – 10/07/2018 – Peter Sagan (SVK – Bora – Hansgrohe) – Andre Greipel (GER – Lotto Soudal) – Fernando Gaviria (COL – QuickStep – Floors) – photo Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto©2018
Tour de France 2018 – 105th Edition – 4th stage – La Baule – Sarzeau 195 km – 09/07/2018 – Peter Sagan (SVK – Bora – Hansgrohe) – photo Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto©2018