Nairo Quintana: "When things go well, there are smiles"

The Colombian Nairo Quintana He appears to be smiling at the end of the sixth day of the Tour, after once again maintaining his position among the best in the overall classification, and acknowledging that he is faced with this edition of the race with a better disposition. “When everything is fine, there are smiles.”

“It’s a very busy stage, very hard and fast, nobody wants to push and possibly the break comes, everyone wants to go and it’s hard to follow. Van Aert It’s surprising, it puts pressure on everyone and us at the wheel doing our best ”, said the Arkea cyclist.

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“I feel good. There has been a lot of preparation these years, we worked well. We had some bitter moments and we hope the body has improved all these days until the end of the Tour. I have a feel good, “said the Colombian, who thanked the work of their colleagues.

“When everything is fine, everything is fine”, said Quintana, one of the most demanded riders at the end of the stage, where he entered the group of favorites, placing him in eleventh position at 1.05 from the leader, the slovenian Tadej Pogacar.

The Colombian acknowledged that Pogacar was “one point higher than the other, a long point”, as the last exhibition expressed at a stage that, on paper, seemed bad for his interests.

Quintana pointed out that the session is open, with purpose La Planche des Belles Fillesthe first coming to the zenith, will be an important “examination” to find out the state of each other’s forces.

“It’s not a stage that’s very good for me, but I hope to defend myself well, to be with favorites like these days. I’m doing things well, I’m working hard, a lot of time, it’s the result of a lot of work and when everything is in order, smiles come out, “he said