On savait que le classement général du 108e Tour d'Italie allait être bousculé pendant cette 20e étape et la terrible ascension du col du Finestre. Et au soir de cette dernière étape de montagne, c'est Simon Yates qui émerge victorieux de la lutte entre les différents prétendants du classement général. Plus fort et surtout plus malin que ses adversaires, le Britannique de la Team Visma | Lease a Bike termine à la 3e place au sommet de Sestrières, à 1'47 du vainqueur du jour, Chris Harper (Team Jayco AlUla) ce qui devrait lui permettre de remporter son second grand tour devant Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG) et Richard Carapaz (EF Education EasyPost), qui ne sont pas parvenus à se lâcher.
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00:00You seem quite relaxed this morning. Is that your attitude that allowed you to do that?
00:09Ah, maybe. But yes, I think that when the road on the course was created,
00:20I always felt like I was trying to do something here and finish the chapter.
00:27And yes, I'm still a little speechless to know that I was able to do that.
00:35On the road, what are your feelings?
00:38Your feet, your body?
00:40Yes, I felt good. I felt good.
00:44But I felt like I never had the right time to show what I could do.
00:55And yes, I found the opportunity today.
00:59And I tried to get out a little bit of the other two guys, Richie and Isaac,
01:05because I knew that when I could pace myself, I knew I was very strong.
01:09And that's what I managed to do.
01:11And did you know that Wout van Aert was waiting for you?
01:14Yeah, I mean, the whole team was fantastic, the whole race.
01:18And that was just the cherry on the cake.
01:21Because without him in Valais and the rest of the team all day,
01:26it wouldn't have been possible.
01:29And I also feel relaxed.
01:32But I also have regrets this morning if I could really do something.
01:36But the guys encouraged me and believed me.
01:41So, thanks to them.
01:43Thanks to them.
01:44And Rome, are you waiting for tomorrow?
01:47Yes, it's amazing.
01:50I tried to look for words, but I don't have many for you.
01:56You have the words on the bike.
01:58Well done, Simon.
01:59Yes, I think so.
02:00THANKS.
02:01The narrative, the character who needs to do this at the age of 32 for a new team.
02:06In my opinion, it's bigger than anything Simon Yates has done in his career.
02:11And that's more than I've spent in my career.
02:14And it's the biggest thing I've done in my career.
02:16He took a Malier from Mailleroza who was cut by Chris Froome and Team Sky 7.
02:21This is bigger than I used today.
02:24This is bigger than I used today.
02:26It's bigger than I've done in the last 100 meters.
02:31Yes, it's bigger than I realized.
02:37I realized what I did.
02:40So, I'm not lucky enough to have any luck in his career.
02:43I have materials.
02:45It's bigger than I understood.
02:47I'm not from yer.
02:49I'm not from yer.
02:50I don't have any yer.
02:51Anyway, I started to go down.
02:52But I finally finished my course.
02:53I don't have any yer.
02:54I'm not from yer.
02:55But I got it, I think.
02:56Yeah, I think I started sinking.
02:58First ?
03:00Simon, the point where you attacked for the 4th time,
03:04Is there anything from a point where you had difficulties in 2018,
03:08or are there different parts of the window?
03:11I think it's more or less one point.
03:13I can't tell you.
03:14I'm sorry, I'm not too sure.
03:16But I have the idea to try to try to try to try to try to try to try.
03:22I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
03:29I'm sorry and I could really be very strong.
03:33They showed that I was more explosive.
03:38In the end, this is my lunch plan.
03:40I tried to try to try to try to try to try to try to try to try.
03:44First ?
03:46Hi, Simon. Congratulations.
03:47Obviously, one of the hardest parts about the window is the gravel.
03:50And I know you said yesterday you weren't looking forward to it.
03:52But how did it go today?
03:53And how much harder is it at that top part of the climb?
03:58Yeah, it's really, really difficult.
04:00I mean, also for me, a rider who likes to stand up a lot as well,
04:05it's also extra difficult because you have no traction.
04:08But yeah, I felt really good today.
04:13So I was able to really push all the way to the summit.
04:17And I knew I had wowed over the top to support me in the final.
04:21And yeah, I mean, the rest of the team also throughout the day, they really believed in me.
04:29So once I got there, I just knew I had to do my thing.
04:32Press room, star stampa.
04:36Congratulations, Simon.
04:38How important was from a mental, psychological point of view,
04:42what happened here on this climb seven years ago?
04:48Yeah, I mean, when I saw the routes and the parkours released,
04:55I always had in the back of my mind to try something on this stage, on this climb,
05:02that is, you know, let's say, defines my career so far.
05:11So I always had it in the back of my mind.
05:13And yeah, I've been feeling good all race.
05:17And yeah, I just needed to believe in myself.
05:25And in the end, yeah, I'd like to do something there.
05:34Simon, congratulations.
05:36The winners are always right.
05:37But I would like to know if you planned it like that to stay glued for 19 days,
05:44and then win everything on the last day.
05:46Was it the initial plan or was it just how the race developed and that today was the day?
05:55Yeah, I mean, a little bit of both.
05:59I mean, I think also just with the way the race was organized,
06:04it was always going to be decided in this last week anyway.
06:10So it was more about staying safe and, you know, not losing time in the first part of the race,
06:14which, you know, thanks to my teammates, actually, is really incredible how I was always in the right place in the right moment.
06:27So over the time trials where there's been some separations.
06:31But and then, yeah, I mean, this final week already stayed 16.
06:39I tried something, but I wasn't strong enough.
06:40So I had some doubts today, this morning to really, you know, try something on the on this climb.
06:48But the team, the team really believed in me.
06:51So, yeah, I just I tried and I pulled it off from you.
06:58So someone looking to your life, wins, losses, failures, happiness, family.
07:04What does this day represent and what will represent when you will be like 70, 80 watching cycling on TV?
07:12I mean, in this very moment, it's it's hard to say.
07:18But I yeah, to be honest, I think my it's the peak of my career.
07:23I don't think I don't think anything will top this.
07:29Yeah, I mean, I mean, I'm not getting any younger as well.
07:31And to win these these right, especially the Giro, something that I've really targeted for many, many years and not been able to pull it off.
07:43Yeah yeah.
07:45I think it's the best it will be from here.
07:52How happy were you to meet Botwan Art?
07:55And was it part of the plan to meet him in that point?
07:58Yes. Well, I mean, every day we've had we've had riders up the road in the breakaway purely to for situations like today.
08:07And the team have been really committed to that.
08:10So we have options every day to do that.
08:13But today was the first day we really used it to our advantage.
08:17And Wout was the one who was there.
08:19And of course, you know, he did everything for me.
08:24And it's not the first time he showed himself to be, you know, one of the best teammates in the world, as well as a massive champion himself.
08:32So I will thank everyone himself.
08:35I will thank him and the rest of the guys for sure.
08:38Simon, you have already won a Grand Tour.
08:44What was the team with a smaller budget?
08:46Now was the team with a bigger budget.
08:48What is the biggest difference winning a Grand Tour with a big team?
08:54In this moment, I couldn't tell you, to be honest, because, yeah, every race is different.
09:02And to really pinpoint one thing or several, I would not be able to comment right now.
09:11Final question from here.
09:16Simon, I was there on the blockhouse on 2022 when you lost the chances of the Giro d'Italia.
09:23And I could see your pain.
09:25You were staying on the ground, laying down in much pain.
09:28Yeah, lost the Giro.
09:29You said you weren't coming back.
09:32Giro hopes are over for me.
09:35This is fucking bullshit.
09:37And now, what?
09:38Yeah, like I said, I really have invested a lot of my career and my life targeting this race.
09:52Yeah, a lot of setbacks.
09:54A lot of setbacks.
09:54And it's been hard to deal with.
09:56And I mean, in blockhouse there, I also, you know, had to retire from that addition with a knee problem, a knee injury.
10:08A couple of times with COVID illnesses, you name it.
10:11So, yeah, really, yeah, in disbelief that I've finally managed to pull it off.
10:23Thank you, Simon.
10:24Congratulations.
10:25Thanks, guys.
10:28Great.
10:29Good luck.
10:46Thank you.
10:47Good luck.
10:48Good luck.
10:49Thank you.
10:49Have a great week.
10:50Bye.
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