Thursday, 24 August 2017

Vuelta a Espana: Stage 5 finish line quotes

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Alexey Lutsenko (Astana) - stage winner

In 2014 I did my first Vuelta and managed to get a second place, but this is the biggest win of my career, no doubt.

It was very hard before the final climb, and we were a bit alone out there. Into the headwind we knew it would be tough, especially with lots of guys chasing behind. In the end it was a great stage for me, and I want to thank my teammates.

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I crashed at the Tour de France, and it was hard, but the team supported me, and I at home carried on training, restarted quietly and have been feeling better and better, and here I am.

Alberto Contador (Trek-Segafredo) - led home first GC group

My sensations were better than they have been for the past few days, and I'm pretty happy with how it went. We still have quite a bit of work to do. I'm reasonably happy with how it is going. The crowd was really impressive, and I'm happy that I could do something for them.

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