Tour de France (2019) Photos; Stage 8: Mâcon → Saint-Etienne, 199 km

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— Richard Moore (@richardmoore73) July 13, 2019

“After a while, I only had De Marchi by my side, so we had to give it our all to compete for the victory and we did. At 70 kilometres of the finish line, I decided to go solo, but as we got closer to the end, I was told that Alaphilippe and Pinot were in the chase. I know that especially Alaphilippe is a great descender, so I had to give everything I got. Because I was using almost the last energy I had left, I almost had to throw up, but luckily I didn’t break!”

“Of course, I was hoping they wouldn’t come back, but even if that would have happened, I think I still would have had a chance. Possibly Pinot and Alaphilippe would just look at each other for the general classification and if so, I could take advantage of it.”

“I think this is my best performance ever.

Tour de France (2019) Photos; Stage 8: Mâcon → Saint-Etienne, 199 km