Fabio Aru (Astana) - stage winner
I'm amazed. I attacked with three kilometres to go and gave it everything. I wanted to see who would move because Team Sky was setting a fast pace. I wanted to see what they had. The final 300 metres were terrible but then when I look back with 200 metres to go and I knew I'd got it.
Winning in the tricolore jersey is a huge satisfaction. I had a very difficult spring but luckily, with a lot of hard work, things started to go my way.
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I've won stages at the Giro and at the Vuelta; I was only missing one at the Tour de France. Vincenzo is a friend and I'm happy to win here like he did in 2014. Watching him win in videos helped me know how to ride the climb.
I didn't know I'd taken the polka-dot jersey too. It'll take me a few hours for it all to sink in. I'll need to watch the video a few times to enjoy it.
Chris Froome congratulated me after the stage. That's nice from a three-time winner. We're going to fight each other for three weeks but it's important to fight right to the end of the race.
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