Simon Yates: "One of my greatest victories for sure"

March 10 th 2018 - 15:54

"It was a very difficult day from the beginning but the guys looked after me very well.I always was in a great position. We avoided being in a split or anywhere. A lot of guys lost energy in those splits. We really saved energy there and it gave me a biota an extra in the finale. In the beginning of the climb, Astana were riding at a good pace. We had to be patient. At one moment, me and Roman Kreuziger decided it was the moment to squeeze the race a bit and we went. I attacked from there and as we saw I had good legs. The Izagirre brothers are very strong, it's always very difficult to know how they're feeling. They show no emotion. And Tim Wellens is a great rider of course. It's going to be a tough day but we have a great team. We saw the last few years that the GC has come down to one second or two. I expect the same tomorrow. But we have a great team and I can go in the stage with confidence.
I think it's one of my greatest victories for sure. It's my first real summit finish victory, and I'm very proud of it. I worked very hard to get to this stage of my career and the hard work paid off."

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