Frenchman Rudy Molard (Groupama FDJ) lived a “great day” in the fifth stage of the Vuelta that ends in Bilbao, where 4 years after the first time he wore the red jersey of the Vuelta again.
“I did it again. It’s a big day for me, wearing the red means a lot. I’ve been thinking about this since yesterday. I’m not that far in the general classification and I told my teammates that it’s possible to get the red jersey and that makes me happy,” Molard said at the finish line.
Molard (Gleizé, 32 years old), who leads the Vuelta in 2018 by 4 days, was also confident that his British teammate Jake Stewart could achieve victory in the sprint, but in the end that double was not possible .
“Stewart was very strong today. He pulled for me, but in the end everything was very confusing, with many attacks, and he had his chance. I expected him to win because I know that in a sprint he could win the stage, but Soler took a long time to the finish line,” he explained. .
After the bad memory of last year, when he retired due to a crash, and after a difficult winter, the return to the best level is good news for the French cyclist.
“Last year I left the race after a serious crash. I don’t know if I will be able to return to my best level. However, a year later, I was leading a grand tour. I had a bad time in the winter , I haven’t been able to do sports for many weeks. You always have to believe!”, he concluded.
Source: La Verdad
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