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Stage 8
194| Thomas GACHIGNARD
Thomas Gachignard: “It's improbable”
"This morning I almost didn’t believe anymore, even though I wanted to do everything I could to try and keep that polka-dot jersey. My idea was to break away and I tried really hard to do that at the beginning of the stage. Then once we reached the first summit, I completely crumbled because I had already given everything I had in me. At the end of the stage, I was ready to go and get changed on the bus, but I was told that I had to go to the podium because I was keeping the polka-dot jersey. I asked three or four times if it was true because I couldn't believe it,...
Stage 8
42| Florian LIPOWITZ
Florian Lipowitz: “I have to keep improving”
"I’m very happy with my Paris-Nice. It's a great result to finish second in the general classification and with the white jersey. Compared to last year, when I started getting results, it's very different because I have to keep improving. I have to show that I'm still there and capable of performing."
Stage 8
36| Mads PEDERSEN
Mads Pedersen: “I can finally say I won the sprinters’ jersey in Paris-Nice”
"I wanted to go in the break and do everything I could to get the 10 points in the intermediate sprint. If I could do that without Matteo [Jorgenson] scoring, then the jersey was secured no matter the result on the finish line. It’s super nice to win the green jersey. I already wore it a few times in the race but lost it on the last day. Now I can finally say I won the sprinters’ jersey in Paris-Nice. I never thought I could win the stage. I burned so many matches… I knew on the last climb I wouldn’t be able to do it. With this shape, going into...
Stage 8
64| Magnus SHEFFIELD
Magnus Sheffield: “You can never give up”
“It’s really unbelievable. I’ve been 2nd so many times now… It’s my first victory at World Tour level and it means so much. Cycling is really… It’s just so hard to win, in any race. The team has really always believed in me, in the tough times. Today, we made a really good plan. Josh [Tarling] was just incredible over the first climb. And then we had the numbers and it was about playing our cards right. Matteo [Jorgenson] was isolated. And I managed to cross to Mads [Pedersen] and I knew I was probably stronger the climb so I had...
Stage 8
1| Matteo JORGENSON
Matteo Jorgenson: “It’s incredible to say I’ve won Paris-Nice two years in a row”
“I feel relief, more than anything. There’s a lot of stress coming off. I’ve been thinking about this week for the last three months. It’s nice to do it, to know that I did everything I could, and that it worked out. I’m glad it looked like we had things under control. I have to credit my team. I was so well supported this week. We know I would be isolated today without Jonas [Vingegaard] but the rest of the week, I had a very strong team. Every one was committed from day 1. It feels really really good. I’m so happy to be on this...
Stage 7
194| Thomas GACHIGNARD
Thomas Gachignard: “I wasn't expecting it at all”
"I wasn't expecting to keep the jersey today at all. It's a really good day for the team, because we also had two riders at the front and Jordan Jegat finished 5th in the stage. During the final climb, I started thinking about the jersey and I told myself that, if there was a misunderstanding, I could get away with it and maybe even stay one point ahead. I'll be able to show it off tomorrow, what's more the weather is nice, and I'll try to break away to score some points. I'll do everything I can to defend it, there's no choice."
Stage 7
1| Matteo JORGENSON
Matteo Jorgenson: “Under control”
“We know very well that Paris-Nice is never over... until it is over! A day like today is always stressful and it wasn't easy, the conditions were tough even if it was nothing like yesterday. But everything went well, and the situation remained under control as far as we were concerned. I think that this lead may be enough for me to win tomorrow, but I also know how nervous this stage can be. At the same time, it's also an advantage for me to have already experienced this last stage, and I'm going into it with that in mind. And with confidence.”
Stage 7
36| Mads PEDERSEN
Mads Pedersen: “I ended up burying myself”
“I came back from behind and I heard on the radio Skjelmose crashed. I saw him on the floor. I couldn’t do much there. I asked him how he was, and he was in a lot of pain. It’s really not nice. He did such a good race until now and we wanted a good week-end for him. It’s a pity to lose him on a crash like this. Now, I just hope it’s nothing too serious and he’ll be back fast. The weather played in my favour. In the end, I wanted to get as many points as possible and I ended up burying myself at one point. It was really good training actually....
Stage 7
116| Michael STORER
Michael Storer: “Julian was the most important guy today”
“It’s super nice to win! It was very cold but I had such a good day… And it’s not every time you have a 2-time world champion pulling for you in the breakaway. I’m super grateful. The plan was actually that Julian [Alaphilippe] went in the break. I was just racing on feelings and we were in the right place at the right time with Marco Haller. We were up there and it was a strong group. And then out was great to have Julian bridge the gap. He actually didn’t have a radio today but he’s such an intelligent racer, he felt the opportunity...
Stage 6
122| Rémi CAVAGNA
Rémi Cavagna: “The aim was to get a head start”
“It was a hell of a day. We had planned for me to break away, but it wasn't necessarily to play for the win. The aim was more to get a head start so that I would be in the right place in case of echelons and be able to help Guillaume. In the end, he wasn't in the first group, so I was asked to get up so that I could ride with him. I would have liked to have ridden a few more kilometres at the front, but I followed the instructions.”
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