Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott): “I wasn’t thinking of the red jersey today, that’s not something I expected. I just followed the best riders up front, I was a couple of seconds behind and it’s a bit of surprise to be honest. But it’s a good surprise, obviously I’m happy with this jersey. I’m getting a bit used to this after the Giro. I knew my condition was good. It’s still very tight. We can see the riders who finished a bit ahead are Colombians, so they’re better used to the altitude, and we finished at 2,000m so I think that’s what made the difference. Now I’m going to enjoy the rest day and establish a plan with the team ahead of the next GC battle.”
