Ben O’Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale): “There was a couple of attacks anyway [after Roglic had a mechanical]. The stage was still there for grabs, and some guys tried to get away. I don’t really know to be honest, it was quite pretty fast down there. For me, yes, it was [a quiet stage]. It look a long time for the break to go, and then Visma did a really excellent job controlling. It wasn’t simple anyway, so harder than I expected. I wouldn’t have been surprised [because of Kaden Groves’ win]. He can climb so well. He’s really incredible. He’s a talent, he’s a class, and I’m happy that he has won today. I watched the replay of [Cuitu Negru] from 2012. It’s pretty epic. It’s pretty hard. We’ve done some hard climbs and this will be another one to the list.”
