Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike): “It’s really nice [that Kern Pharma got the win]. They attack every day, they always try to be up there in the breakaways and it’s really deserved that they get rewarded with a stage win, especially today. This morning, I learned that [Manolo Azcona] passed away in their team. Congrats. I really tried to be in the breakaway but I missed a bit of punch to actually make it. No regrets. When the guys got up the road I was actually happy to take a bit more easy in the bunch. I tried to save myself a bit and hope for better days in the week-end.”
