Roglic took the yellow from Adam Yates, but the Slovenian just missed the stage victory. His countryman Tadej Pogacar turned out to be too strong. “I thought I was going to take the stage victory today too, but I take off my hat for Pogacar. Winning the stage would of course have been even better. But you don’t take the yellow jersey every day, so we can be very happy. “
“We didn’t plan on anything special today. We just went and waited for the stage to progress. A fast pace was set from the start and I saw that everyone in our team was motivated. Then I decided to go for it.”
Roglic again sprinkled compliments to his team. “The team has again done a fantastic job. We set the pace and I was surrounded very well all day. It was nice to take my own chance at the end.”
In the end it did not yield a stage win, but the yellow. “It is really beautiful. It is the first time that I can wear the yellow jersey. You dream of this when you become a professional cyclist. I am very happy, also for the team. This yellow jersey is also for them. proudly wearing. “
Will the yellow jersey now change the approach of Jumbo-Visma? “I don’t think much will change for our team. The yellow in Paris remains our goal, so we have to stay focused and do our best every day.”
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