We had intended to do more, but our low placement today didn't really upset the mood in the team, so we still have good morale to take on tomorrow's stage. My form is good and the guys' form is good, too, actually. Today we simply had a few procedural mistakes which led to our deficit.

Sometimes the lead rider went too long, the curves weren't taken all out. That all adds up. We lost 55 seconds, but that is not the world. Everyone was pretty close today. We want to improve out team time trialing and again have won some important insight.

I am now looking to tomorrow and looking forward to the stage. Hopefully it will end with the victory in an exciting sprint.

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