Quotes
Stage 8
31| Primoz ROGLIC
Primoz Roglic: “You don’t win a race like this every day”
“It’s crazy to be able to win the Dauphiné after everything that happened, the crash and everything that came in between. It’s incredible. Yes, I was hearing all the gaps all the time. I was happy that the others didn’t go faster. I was just tired. It was close but finally I’m satisfied for the team. It’s definitely something we needed with the team, to work on the positioning, the communication, many things. I haven’t been with these guys for five years. So to be able to win the Dauphine is crazy after the crash and all the...
Stage 8
91| Carlos RODRIGUEZ
Carlos Rodriguez: “The plan was respected”
”It’s a nice finish to the week. I was feeling good the whole race. Of course I’m happy. I must thank my team-mates who sacrificed themselves from the start of the stage. The plan was respected to the letter and I’m glad I was able to finish it off. The idea was to have someone in the break to help me in the last climb if necessary. That’s what we did. I was feeling very well in the last climb and every little detail worked perfectly and I really thank everybody. This is of course good for my confidence and I’m glad that the legs...
Stage 7
4| Matteo JORGENSON
Matteo Jorgenson: “I’m discovering my limits with each race”
“I thought it was possible to win the stage but it was hard to beat Primoz. I’m not a sprinter I don’t have a lot of jump but I did the best I could. I’m not the new team leader, Jonas (Vingegaard) is at another level and all the signs are good for him. He’s training well and I’m confident he will be there at the Tour and be strong. On each race I discover new limits and I hope to go on like this and that my level continues to rise.”
Stage 7
15| Marc SOLER
Marc Soler: “The last climb was too hard”
“The condition is good. I tried but the last climb was too hard and I could not make it. I was for on the GC so I tried. We took some time but this climb was too hard and I could not do anything. There might be another opportunity tomorrow if the legs are here. I would like to finish this Dauphiné in a good condition and we will see.”
Stage 7
41| Remco EVENEPOEL
Remco Evenepoel: “That’s life”
“It was not too bad, I was at the front all day but the legs were no longer there and I had to take my own pace until the finish. There are no worries, I’m working on my form so there’s nothing special. The gap was a big one and I know I still have a lot of work to do. For me, it’s not a surprise to be dropped in such a steep climb, I know I still don’t have the form to play with the best. That’s life.”
Stage 7
31| Primoz ROGLIC
Primoz Roglic: “Let’s try to finish it off.”
“It seems easy but really guys did an amazing job and they controlled from the start. I’m glad I had the legs in the end to finish it off. At the end I told myself why not? Just because the guys did an incredible job after the crash and everything. Another day and we can celebrate and be happy. Let’s try to finish it off tomorrow. We’ll do our best and we will see.”
Stage 6
135| Mathis LE BERRE
Mathis Le Berre: "I tried to recover a bit."
"It was planned this morning that I wouldn't be out in front, and it was one of my team-mates who took charge of taking as many points as possible.
I tried to recover a bit so that I could get back into action.The aim is to spend the day in the breakaway tomorrow and pick up as many points as possible.After that, the race leaders will decide the fate of this jersey.I'm really enjoying this race, not least because of the support from the public.And I'm feeling in good shape, so despite the difficulty of the course, it's been a fun week".
Stage 6
83| Romain GREGOIRE
Romain Grégoire: “You have to be opportunistic”
“I'm satisfied, I tried everything and managed to get into the breakaway. Then I had a good final climb and I had good legs. In any case, I took my chance by attacking from the foot of the final climb, but the champions decided otherwise. I came to this Dauphiné to win a stage and you have to be opportunistic. I knew that if I wanted to win at the end of the week, it would have to be through a breakaway. It didn't work out today, but we'll try again tomorrow.”
Stage 6
31| Primoz ROGLIC
Primoz Roglic: “It’s just the start”
"It took a really long time to win again but I’m quite limited with the left shoulder. But the legs were working. About the legs I cannot complain. I’m definitely happy. I finally win a race. It took a while. But the whole team, all the guys showed commitment from day 1. Chasing in the second stage did not work out and yesterday we kept working hard too. Today they again showed a great performance. Big thanks for that. If I thought I had won already I would not ride tomorrow but no, it’s just the start. Tomorrow is one of three super hard stages....
Stage 6
41| Remco EVENEPOEL
Remco Evenepoel: “Not good enough yet to fight with the best”
"The pain was not so much that the suffering was affecting my performance. It was quite a good day with my knee, I was just struggling with my shape. It is not good enough to compete with the best. But that’s why I’m here, just fighting for every stage and trying to suffer as much as possible.
The goal of this week was to improve my shape. I’m the type of guy than can go deeper in a race than in training and I want to end this race with some good efforts and feelings. Primoz is still better than me. I think the biggest problem is that I can...
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