Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors): “I think it’s one of the best lead-outs we’ve done all year, maybe the best one. We were coming from two sprints that didn’t work for us: we were not in a position to sprint against Valverde (stage 8) and we did a mistake when I finished third (stage 6). Here, everything went perfect, from all the guys. It’s easy to train for the sprints but then it’s difficult to apply it in race. Michael (Morkov) is the one who decides when we go, and then it sets the timing for Saba (Fabio Sabatini) and for me, with the idea to make me go as late as possible. Today, I sprinted from 150-170m to go. If I have the legs, it’s impossible to lose in those conditions. I always dreamt of winning as many Grand Tour stages as possible. Now I have five at the Giro and two at La Vuelta and I want to enjoy my perfect train to win more until the end of La Vuelta. There are three more sprint stages I think and I want to win in Madrid but we’ll also have to see if I can survive on stage 20.”
