Odd Christian Eiking (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux): “I suffered quite a lot in the end. I felt it was under control most of the day and I hoped it wouldn’t be too hard in the final climb. It wasn’t too steep, so I gambled, trying to stay as much as possible on the wheels. Guillaume Martin, my closest rival, he tried to attack. But I knew it was a lot of headwind. It worked out today. When we passed 3km to go, I had a really good feeling that it would work out. It is possible [to keep the jersey until the rest day]. It depends how the race is tomorrow. Certainly, my legs feel quite good.”
