"I let it go in the end so it was a pretty relaxed day for myself. A stage win is a stage win and [Jonas Vingegaard] takes bonifications. He comes closer to Sepp [Kuss], it makes the two of them even stronger in the lead of the general classification. It may be surprising that they went for the stage win, but in the end it’s not. I took it easier because first of all, I show Jumbo that I’m not lying about not going for GC anymore. Going in the breakaways is more about defending the polka-dot jersey and then if I have an opportunity for another stage win, I don’t know if it will be tomorrow or not, the day after is also a beautiful stage."
