"Froome is obviously the Sky leader"

Geraint Thomas, the new yellow jersey of the Tour de France, swept the questions by saying that Chris Froome remained " obviously the leader " of the Sky team, after the 10th stage, Wednesday, in La Rosière

QUESTION: What is Sky's hierarchy? What did Dave Brailsford say before the start?

ANSWER: " 'Froomey' is obviously the leader, he has won six grand rounds, whereas for me a three-week race is an unknown (as Dave said that the main goal was to pbad the stage without wasting time or better if there were opportunities, I saw it, I ran on instinct, but 'Froomey' is always the leader, whatever happens, this Tour will be a success for me and I am very happy with this win, if I can finish on the final podium, it would be great but the main goal is to win the Tour and ' Froomey 'remains our best card. "

Q: Did you find yourself in trouble in the stage?

R:" It was hard, especially when Valverde left. seriously under pressure, we had to react when he had 1 min 30 sec We worked as a team behind him and Dumoulin is our strength: there is no ego in the team, we have a dynamic that may seem precise, or boring. But we are on the Tour in excellent physical condition. We spend a lot of time away from home, it's this rigorous training that does not allow us to run like this. "

Q: Is Tom Dumoulin the most dangerous opponent?

R: " He is very good. I have not yet had the time to see precisely the positions in general. Dumoulin, Movistar and Nibali are our main rivals. Dumoulin showed he had legs but he had a big season before coming to the Tour. You have to see what's left in reserve. "

Q: Froome also had a big season with the Giro in May …

R:" That's right but he's accustomed to chaining the great tours. We saw it last year with the Tour and the Vuelta. I do not know if Tom Dumoulin can do it. Maybe Chris does not 'deteriorate' as much as the others! "

Q: If the roles had been reversed between Froome and you, would you have done the same thing as him in the end? [19659002] R: " I probably would have rolled the same way. He began to roll over an action of Dan Martin, who was trying to regain some time. He followed and it suits me very well. 'Froomey' is the leader of Sky. I will not waste time on purpose for it to be in front but it must be realistic, I am in the unknown over three weeks. If I am asked to ride for him, I will ride for him. We're just in an ideal scenario, I hope it's going to continue. "