Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) claimed victory in stage 10
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Jasper Philipsen, Dylan Groenewegen, Caleb Ewan, Fabio Jakobsen, Mads Pedersen
Stage 11 Profile
Tour Talk
“Since the death of Gino [Mäder] the whole team had in mind to offer him a victory and especially on the Tour. I am happy because I wanted to pay tribute to him so much. Gino gave me the strength to win.” – Pello Bilbao (Bahrain-Victorious), Stage 10 winner.
“It was a very intense start [stage 10]. A lot of jumping from basically everyone. I can’t remember exactly how we ended up in the break, but we ended up in the break.” – Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma)
“I couldn’t keep up with the number of water bottles. Due to the high pace, it was not easy to get them from the car. Fortunately, I could count on my teammates.” – Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin–Deceuninck) commenting on the heat in stage 10.
“I actually thought it [stage 10] was going to be an easier stage. It was full gas racing. It was one of the toughest stages in the Tour so far, so I’m glad it’s over.” – Tadej Pogačar (UAE)
“I didn’t have the legs today [stage 10]. It was a real explosion for me. I tried a few more times, but I blew myself up.” – Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma).
“I didn’t understand anything about his [Wout van Aert’s] attack with Mathieu van der Poel [on stage 10]. That was wasted energy. In the first place for himself, but also for the team.” – Tom Dumoulin, ex-pro.
“It has been a very difficult day [stage 10]. You hope that after a rest day you will get better, but that is not really the case now. On a day like today you start doubting everything: about your preparation and whether you have trained enough. Everything goes through your head.” – Fabio Jakobsen (Soudal-Quickstep)
“Mathieu [van der Poel] feels much better than yesterday [stage 10]. He’s not completely off it yet, but one night it really improved a lot. The coughing was much less last night. Of course we also tested him for corona, which was negative.” – Christophe Roodhooft (D.S. Alpecin-Deceuninck) speaking at the start of stage 11.
General Classification
- Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 42h 33’13”
- Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +17″
- Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +2:40″
- Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +4:22″
- Pello Bilbao (ESP, Bahrain – Victorious +4:34″
- Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +4:39″
- Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +4:44″
- Tom Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) +5:26″
- David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama) +6:01″
- Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +6:45″
