Dank voor de felicitaties! Ik heb ze persoonlijk aan Brice doorgegeven en hij was zeer content, hij realiseerde zich nog steeds niet wat er zojuist was gebeurd, het volgende had hij me te melden, uiteraard in het Engels aangezien het Frans van zijn adoptieouder niet erg goed is

“I do not realize what happened. I am a first year pro and I’ve been given the chance to participate in the Tour de France. Now I’ve won a big mountain stage. What more could I ask for? When I saw my brother with tears in his eyes, I began to realize what was happening. Emotion overwhelmed me then.
“I like this kind of stage. I had already made a move like this on the Ballon d’Alsace, but that was in a race on an entirely different level to this of course. But I am confortable on a road where you have to constantly fight to maintain your speed just like it was at the end here.
“Agritubel will stop sponsoring this team so I have to find a new place to go and I think that maybe this win will help me.
“When it comes to the polka-dot jersey… well, I’ve always wanted to wear it but I don’t yet know how we’re going to try and defend it.”