Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike): "It’s nice to take my 10th Grand Tour victory. It’s been quite a while since I could raise my hands and this feels really good. My plan was to use my strength and launch early but I think I surprised [Kaden Groves] going before 200 metres. It was slightly uphill but we came with a lot of speed. It was the perfect sprint for me. The confidence was quite good. Yesterday I felt good in the stage, today also. It was quite hot, even warmer… The team was so strong, we had the whole race in control. They brought me in perfect position in the end. It gave me the confidence to finish it off. Unfortunately, the fun is over [he laughs]. Tomorrow, I will be happy to give the role of leader of the team to Sepp [Kuss] and Cian [Uijtdebroeks]. They’re super strong and it’s a super hard climb. It will be the first test for the GC guys and it will be hard for me to keep the jersey. I’ll try to enjoy it one more time."
