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Tour Francia 08 - Stage 01: Brest - Plumelec |
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Friday, 04 July 2008 |
I’d like to congratulate Alejandro Valverde for his amazing win
Plumelec
After starting the race with a prologue for so many years, this Tour has begun with an atypical and very tense stage. The important thing is that we’ve had a day without any falls or mishaps. I’ve lost a few seconds -seven compared to Valverde and six in relation to the other twelve riders who came in before me-, but as there were no bonuses, it doesn’t matter too much. I’ve felt good throughout the whole stage and have been supported by a very strong team. I think we‘ve made an excellent start to this race.
I’d like to congratulate Valverde for his amazing win, and also his team because they’ve worked hard to win the stage and deserved it more than anyone. Alejandro is a strong leader for the Tour and I think that with these few seconds in hand he’ll hope to keep his lead until next Wednesday’s time-trial stage.
Other than that, the next two stages will be fairly tough, so I hope to get through them without incident.
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