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"Gosh, it was really a very difficult day," sighed Dumoulin at Quimper 's place of arrival. "On TV, it probably seemed pretty controlled, but in the pack, it was all but controlled on your position, it was not enough, also because all day was hard to get the group back of head."
In the last 100 kilometers of the 204.5 kilometer long stage in northwestern France, runners had to climb five or three hills. In the last kilometer it also rose 4.8% on what was nothing more than a country road.
"The roads were super-fine in the final, we might think that we have to take a platoon ride in. The first week," said Dumoulin, who crossed the line at the same time as the winner Peter Sagan , with a slight smile. "
" It was very hectic and I had to stay well positioned. Future problems. I can ride very hard, but riding hard from position 50 does not make much sense. "
" The positioning with my teammates went well – not always great, but it is also very difficult I am satisfied, we are one day closer to Paris. "
Matthews
The Sunweb team, the Dumoulin team, actually had the fifth stage circled to go with sprinter Michael Matthews for the win of But the Australian had to abandon sick Wednesday morning .
"It was a great opportunity for Michael to win the victory today. If you look at the result, it should just stand between the two, "said Dumoulin.
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"Michael will be missed much in the coming weeks. He also helped me in the mountains. In his good days, he can really ride for a very long time. And he is a mood maker in the team. We were with eight musketeers in the tour and it's always a shame when we have to go home. "
Dumoulin, who was not Matthews' roommate, was not afraid that he would get sick too, this time right.But if you get sick, you get sick. do not do anything about it. "
The Tour continues Thursday with the sixth stage of Brest at the top of Mûr-de-Bretagne (181 km), increasing an average of 6.9% in the last 2 km.
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