Vacek: "I’m happy that I’m OK"

Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek): "I crashed on the last climb with 20km to go. Just some fans standing on the road. They touched me and I came down. It’s a bit annoying that some people just don’t care and don’t let the riders pass with some space, but that’s how it is. I came safe into the finish and I’m happy that I’m OK. I needed to do a big effort to come back to the group, but I still could make it in such a good time and I could recover a bit. But I didn’t have the power anymore for the finish. It is how it is. For sure, I wanted to fight for the Red Jersey also at the finish and to do a good result, but with the crash and the effort I needed to put in, I didn’t the legs anymore. I’m happy that I could keep the white jersey and that I’m OK."