Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott): “Things went relatively straight forward until the end. Then I must have hit something on the side of the road, I punctured twice so it made things a bit nervous but we managed to control. From my stage win in Luintra (in 2016), I remember it was a very hot day and a hard stage on twisty roads. I expect something similar tomorrow. It was the first time I raced a Grand Tour with a focus on GC and I finished sixth. I think I’m improving every year to try and win the general classification and now we’ll see how far I can go with this red jersey.”
