Just 22 years old, Brieuc Rolland undoubtedly achieved the best performance of his career by going to seek 3rd place in the 12th stage of The return. Only beaten by Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates XRG) et Javier Romo (Movistar), the French of the Groupama-FDJ was not far from switching to the top of the last difficulty with the two Spaniards and he could have played the victory. Despite this very beautiful 3rd place, the Breton appeared very affected on arrival, crying, apologizing to his teammates.
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“It was really a torture”
“A big thank you to the whole team. They really allowed me to breathe all day. Thanks to Stefan (Küng) I took a step ahead before the bump, which allowed me to smooth my climb well. But I missed 8 seconds at the top … It's cruel. Warm I am disappointed, but I forget how much I was and that I could have accompanied them”said Rolland on arrival. “Then I did the whole valley at 10-15 seconds, it was really a psychological torture. I was thoroughly, I was trying to be as aero as possible, but I had nothing. I went through the exhausted line … There is a little bit of regrets, but I gave everything, so it's like that, it's sport.”
“At the bottom of the descent, I thought I was further than that. I wanted to give everything to come back directly, I did not smoothed my effort at all. But I collapsed on the last kilometers, I really had nothing. I am disappointed because I had luxury teammates today, I am so happy to share this vuelta with them and I would have wanted them to make them the same.he concludes.
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