"It was a crazy day, very explosive. I’ve never raced a stage like this until now. I was speaking with Kuss and we agreed it was a stage in the fashion of the Tour. I’ve never done the Tour but he told me that and I thought so as well. It was totally new for me. At the beginning, I didn’t feel great, I think also from the crash. But I was getting better along the stage and I finished quite well. I’m happy I’m recovering well and I think tomorrow I should be even a bit better to try and make it hard for Jumbo. It was a bit frustrating because everywhere there were yellow guys. They attacked, another one was on the wheel… I was pulling with Enric so it’s hard to race like this but it’s normal when they have the numbers and we try our best. It’s nice to have the white jersey because it’s the first time I’m actually leading the standings. Last year I wore it nearly all the Vuelta but Remco [Evenepoel] was in front. I’m really happy to have it."
