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Tour Francia 08 - Stage 03: Saint-Malo - Nantes |
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Sunday, 06 July 2008 |
It’s been a very tough stage
Nantes
Today’s stage has turned out as expected. We thought that it was going to be really windy, with a crosswind for most of the time, and towards the end of the stage the wind was actually coming more from the side and behind, which meant that the last part was full of agitation and there was a lot of tension. As we’ve seen, some of the riders who are in the running for the lead of the general classification lost several all-important seconds.
Personally, I’ve found that being surrounded by a team of people like Cancellara, O’Grady, Arvesen, Voigt and the Schleck brothers, or any of my fellow riders in this race, has a very calming effect. It’s been a very tough stage for all the teams, but I got through it quite well.
We’re now another day into this Tour de France and feeling quite good about things. Tomorrow we have the first time trial, which will be the first important test for those of us who are focusing on the general classification of the race.
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