Quotes
Stage 8
61| Aleksandr VLASOV
Vlasov: “A crazy day”
It was a crazy day. I always tried to stay in front of the group. I had a crash but it was OK and finally it was a good day. It’s my first time on Paris-Nice so I’m happy with my performance and about the white jersey. I’m very happy with this. Now I will have a little rest and prepare for the Giro at a training camp in the Alps.
Stage 8
21| Magnus Cort NIELSEN
Cort Nielsen: “A perfect finish”
It was perfect to finish like that. I could not be more happy. It was a very tense stage with that lap to do three times over. It was hard to predict, there were lots of breakaways, Roglic crashed twice and then we could do the sprint. It was very hectic in the last few kilometres as there was no train to keep the speed up and keep positions. You had to do it on your own. I had seen the finish coming around two times, I knew it was fast and there was a small corner before the finish. I thought that if I was first at that corner, nobody could come around so I tried to...
Stage 8
1| Maximilian SCHACHMANN
Schachmann: “I have mixed feelings”
It was a crazy day. I have mixed feelings because Roglic crashed, he also crashed twice. I don’t know if it was his mistake. But I had a puncture before the first climb and I had to go deep to go back and nobody waited for me. Then Roglic crashed and we waited and suddenly he crashed again and there was a break ahead and we were going for the victory of the day. I don’t know if I can be happy, it’s not nice to win like that. It’s very difficult. Anyway it’s great. It was a goal to do it again and suddenly I’m on the podium again even if...
Stage 7
125| Anthony PEREZ
Anthony Perez: “It was not actually the plan”
I wanted to go for the first KOM, I joined the fight and then once in the front I didn’t want to let them go so I went for the others. I didn’t actually want to go to the front but Julien Bernard was up there, if he had not be I wouldn’t have done it. That’s the way it went. Guilllaume Martin finished 7th today, we’re doing nice things with the team. Tomorrow my job will be to look after Guillaume for the GC and after Christophe Laporte for the sprint.
Stage 7
31| Primož ROGLIC
Roglic: “There was a possibility and I took it”
I told myself why not? There was a possibility and I took it. It was hard all day, especially at the beginning. Short but sweet as they say. In the end it was really tight but luckily I managed to come first on the finish line. It’s not really over. There is still another race and another challenge, a short stage again. It will be super hard and we need to focus again and do our job. It’s really not easy but luckily the boys are doing very well. It’s fun to race here.
Stage 7
125| Anthony PEREZ
Perez: “It was super hard”
If you look at my face, you can see that I’m even more shattered than yesterday. We’ll see tomorrow. It was super hard to get into the breakaway and I was surprised I was able to do it. I had the legs but you need a little bit of luck. Once in the front, it was a long day with the headwind and Alexey and Kenny pulling very hard and I had to work hard to stay with them but luckily they were not fighting for the polka-dot. I didn’t check the course, I will see tonight what we’re supposed to do. I’m glad to have held that jersey, and I’m even...
Stage 7
61| Aleksandr VLASOV
Aleksandr Vlasov: “Of course we will try”
It was a nervous day, very fast, we were already nervous but with the mechanical problem in the end it was very stressful but my team-mate gave me his bike and I was able to go to the finish line with it. I’m very happy to wear this jersey and I hope to keep it until the end. Of course we’ll try tomorrow and Sunday. They are two difficult stages but we will see what it is possible to do.
Stage 6
31| Primož ROGLIC
Roglic: “To win like this is something new”
To win like this is something new again and I’m glad I could do it. For sure it was nice to see my family and get their support and to have the legs to win the stage today. It was just a full gas day, very hard from the beginning that’s why I’m also glad I won it. We’re all tired and it was beautiful that I could do it here. I have to deal with the change of courses and I don’t really care about it. For sure they will be two crucial stages like always at the end. I just expect full gas racing because they are quite short both of them so it will...
Stage 5
125| Anthony PEREZ
Anthony Perez: “I’m dead”
It was a long and flat day without many risks and pretty relaxed to be honest. It’s nice to wear the jersey but once you’re in the race, you don’t think about what you’re wearing. I rode quite a bit in front of the peloton for Christophe Laporte in the finale and I was completely knackered. I’m going to try again tomorrow and the day after. My legs hurt a lot. I’m dead. But I don’t have a choice, I’ll have to get back at it tomorrow.
Stage 5
31| Primož ROGLIC
Roglic: “Luckily all good”
Luckily all good. We’re just a little unfortunate because Tony is out but that’s cycling and we go on for tomorrow. I think probably he just hit this plastic thing in front of me on the side of the road and he just went over. We’re not so lucky because Tony is out but me, I’m fine and we have to go on. I feel excited about the last weekend of course. Definitely we’re going to do the best we can with the whole team and I hope Tony is fine.
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