Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck): "It was a really tough finish line, after eleven days not going this deep, it definitely hurts. We knew how the finale was, rising and then a bit more flat in the final 250 metres. The team set me with an amazing timing and it was all out in the final kilometre. It’s definitely a team job. All Vuelta already, Timo [Kielich] has been super strong, and also Jonas [Rickaert] riding super fast, super good. I was struggling on the wheels but I saw the finish line and I pushed through. It was really nice. Of course with this team we try to keep the winning feel going. The guys are really experienced. They’re the best in this job. And we’ll just try to repeat it on Sunday, the final day. We’re really looking forward because it’s been a tough three weeks."
