Movistar endures a nervous Breton scene: "Lots of wear on the way"

The fifth stage of Quimper was tailor-made for classical specialists, with a lot of bends and turns on tricky, ascending and outgoing routes. This has also been demonstrated by the result of the trip; with Peter Sagan, Sonny Colbrelli and Philippe Gilbert, the powers have manifested themselves. Behind this trio, Alejandro managed to lead Valverde to fourth place. "And I had to come a long way on the locking ramp, but I think we did a good job," said the Spaniard after the digital house of his employer Movistar.

Valverde was considered one of the favorites for the benefit of the day, but he eventually had to settle for a place of honor. "I was quite far away when we approached the ramp, I then had to make a big effort to get myself back in. In short, I had to do a very good job. I knew it was going to be tough for the win, with so many powers ahead. "

" I think we did a good job if you could finish behind such drivers. "The legs feel great, and I notice that we are progressing as a team. "The good legs can use Valverde today, if the Tour ends on the flanks of Mûr-de-Bretagne A slope on the written body of El Imbatido . "I hope that I will be able to recover enough in view of the Mûr-de-Bretagne. We will try to sit in front of, "he does not show the back of his tongue

Landa and Quintana in unison:" Finish at Quimper too explosive "
Where Valverde was the winner of the day , the other two Movistar leaders – Mikel Landa and Nairo Quintana – safe in the first group. "The goal was to get the race through without damage. The final was explosive, too explosive for a climber like me, "says Landa. It remains to be seen if there will be holes in the final climb. I hope we can benefit, "said De Bask

Quintana also managed to reach the finish in Quimper without any problem." It was a very explosive end. The strong sprinters and the classic runners really had an advantage over the climbers. It did not suit my qualities, but I'm glad we were slowly approaching my field. "

The Colombian managed to cross the stage without any problems, this was certainly not the case." There was a lot of wear on the way. You always had to be well placed to deal with stress. "