The Spanish Jonathan Castroviejo, second in the ninth period of the Tour de France, he regretted not catching Luxembourger Bob Jungels earlier, which ended in the win, and said he was “happy with the performance but somewhat disappointed with the result”.
“I don’t have many opportunities to get into breakaways, the last time was in the Giro a few years ago. In addition, I feel like the breakdown of the early days, where I had to work hard in the windy stages,” he said. of Ineos gregarious, who achieved his best result on the Tour.
Castroviejo went into the rest of the day, along with the key runners, where the peloton didn’t leave much time because among the breakaways was Colombian Rigoberto Urán, who was part of the “top 10”.
The Spaniard admitted they were surprised that a few kilometers away Jungels took two minutes from them after attacking the last port of the day, because their shot back was “too fast”.
“I think, if the stage was a kilometer longer we would have caught him,” said Castroviejo, who did the last part of the stage with his compatriot Carlos Verona.
Both overtook Frenchman Thibaut Pinot in the final kilometer, who had earlier launched himself in search for Jungels. “If we shot three, we probably would have chased him,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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