Simon Yates (GBR / BikeExchange), winner of the Giro stage and 3rd in the general classification: “I’m happy, really happy. The team did a lot of work, we controlled the stage, and I was able to conclude. On the way up, I saw the Ineos happy with the pace, I understood that I had to try to go there to see if Egan was right. They let me go and I went all out. You have to suffer to win. Today, I was aiming for the stage victory more than the classification. I knew I wasn’t going to make a big difference. The gap with Egan remains large but we will try again. “
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