Clément Champoussin "A great pleasure to win in front of the overall favourites".
"When we were caught up by the group of favorites, it was complicated. I couldn't keep up with them on the steep section. Gino Mäder then brought us back, and even though I couldn't follow them when they attacked, I hung on. With just over a kilometer to go, I saw them looking at each other. I came in fast and got enough of a lead to make it to the line. I was lucky. It's a little unexpected. Over these three weeks, I've had ups and downs, and yesterday I wasn't feeling well. I didn't think I'd be at the front today, but I ended up with Lilian Calmejane and Stan Dewulf, two teammates I like. They helped me a lot, so I couldn't afford to mess up. It's really cool, I'm surprised. I'm beating some great riders, which makes it even more enjoyable."
Julien Jurdie " The whole group deserves this victory ".
"What a day!Clément Champoussinput in an incredible performance that rewarded the hard work of the whole team since the start of La Vuelta Espana. The guys have been working hard for three weeks and it hadn't paid off yet. Today, we still had three riders the front.Lilian Calmejanefinished 12th andStan Dewulf14th in the stage,Geoffrey BouchardandClément Champoussin are 16th and 18th respectively in the general classification, the whole group deserves this victory."
