“It’s a special feeling to wear the green jersey. It was the first time in my career that I have worn a distinctive jersey at a grand tour. The entire AG2R CITROËN TEAM worked hard to try to keep it. Our first objective was to score points during the intermediate sprint 20 kilometers from the finish. The plan worked well with my teammates leading me out very well.
But the finish was complicated with a lot of turns. I was hampered by two crashes. First there was the one three kilometers from the finish, which really slowed me down. I had to make a big effort to get back up to the front. Then, in the last corner 500 meters from the line, there was another crash that disrupted my sprint. Unfortunately, taking only tenth place means that I lost the leader in the points classification. But there are still a lot of stages left at this Vuelta a España. I haven’t said my last word and I hope to regain the jersey soon! The whole team will do their best to bring it back to Madrid.”
