Mattias Skjelmose: “I love to race in France”

March 8 ^th 2024 - 17:03

“It’s a bit of a surprise. I was feeling pretty good all day but this kind of day is special. The team worked perfectly for me and when Mads (Pedersen) was pulled back from the breakaway, the team did a great work. When the team works like this it minimises all the luck. In the final climb, I thought that Remco or Primoz or one of the guys in the GC would go. But they let me go and then Brandon joined me and we came close to Matteo. I love to race in France and especially in this area. It’s the first win of the year for me so it’s special. In the final sprint, I played with the fact that I was so down in the GC and they had such a big gap, it’s not the best way to win as these guys were stronger than me today I think.”