Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) - stage winner
It’s incredible. Since the start of the Tour we’ve been at the front, but I never thought it would lead to a success like this. I’m a rider who likes to animate the race, and I said to my teammates I wanted to try something today. They did such great work today, they allowed me to realise my dream, of winning a stage at the Tour.
I never imagined such a scenario. I thought that when we went to seven in the break we might have a chance of contesting the stage, but to win solo like that, it’s incredible. From kilometre-zero right until the finish it was full gas. At the end there it was a mental battle, you couldn’t let your head go. More than legs, it was about the head today.
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Serge Pauwels (Dimension Data)
I went all in to take yellow but Sky didn't want it to happen. We didn't get a big gap. It was very hard to get in the breakaway. I gave a lot but without reward.
Robert Gesink (LottoNL-Jumbo) - second on the stage
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