Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale):
"It was just my bike rider's instinct. It wasn't planned at all. The whole team put in an incredible performance. Mikael Cherel just pushed, and pushed and pushed me to do it. At first I thought about GC but when I caught Rui Costa I knew I was going to go for the stage win. That was all that mattered at that point. I have no more words.
"I had no idea what was going on out there. I knew that if Mikael Cherel and I did a good descent together then we had a chance before the penultimate climb. I knew I that I could maintain my pace but you're never 100 per cent sure. I've now won two stages in two years. I just hope can keep this going for two more days."
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"I think that I hit one of the white lines on the road and lost my front wheel.
"I'm okay, I'm lucky that nothing is seriously injured. I just lost a bit of skin but today is a day when I'm grateful for that four-minute advantage to fall back on a bit. It was great for me to have teammates all the way up until the finish there with Wout in particular and all the guys. It was a great team effort and it feels great to be one day closer to Paris.
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