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00:00Anthony, it's hard to come back. You just won a stage of the Tour de France.
00:07Yeah, it's crazy. I've been on the Tour for years, it's my 7th.
00:13I saw the cameras still running, I stopped running for a while.
00:18Even before the Tour de France, I was saying that we should do a poll
00:23to see who thinks he can win a stage of the Tour.
00:26I know I'm not even halfway there, but I believe in it.
00:30If I win a race, it's to win.
00:33I won all the races, I just needed one more lap.
00:37And winning the Tour de France is great, it's great.
00:40It's good to finish it, but to win one, to lose one, it's incredible.
00:46And it's not just any stage, it's a mythical stage today.
00:52Yes, stages like this are incredible.
00:57It's been a big day, a very big day.
01:00I saw the group do it, I knew the group could go far.
01:05We didn't have to give up against great champions.
01:08I knew I was hoping for a big peanut.
01:12That's why I tried to organise as much as possible to avoid any attack.
01:15I knew I was one of the fastest in the sprint,
01:17and that I could really get a big card in the sprint.
01:20I was aiming for that, and I was aiming for that.
01:23I wanted them to take me as far as possible,
01:25and that was my strategy.
01:28I put my foot down on a path, and for me it was a mistake.
01:31But how can you resist when you have a good technique
01:35and you're faster than the others?
01:37I had to put my hand on the pannier to speed up.
01:40Maybe I triggered everything without realising it.
01:43It was also to judge the state of my opponents at the same time.
01:48It's the smartest thing to do.
01:50What do you feel when you cross the finish line and realise you've won?
01:54For me, it's like on a sprint,
01:58you look right and left, and you think,
02:01I'm in the lead.
02:02You look right and left again, I throw the bike,
02:05but I'm always looking,
02:08and I've already jumped on the finish line.
02:10As long as I don't realise I'm in the lead,
02:14it's incredible.
02:16To be in the lead on the Tour de France is complicated,
02:19it's really hard.
02:20There are people who do exceptional things.
02:23You can see it in the organisation.
02:25Those who have bad distinctions are on the bike,
02:27I'm sitting on a chair, trying to do interviews,
02:30but everyone has a moment of glory.
02:32It's great for you, it's great for the team too.
02:34Yes, it's great.
02:36That's what we were looking for.
02:38We came for a stage victory,
02:41a prestige victory for me, a classic.
02:46I was the victim of a big fall with Wout van Aert
02:50on the Travers-les-Flandes,
02:51I had problems with my ribs for a month,
02:53I did the classics with ribs pain,
02:55it really reduced me,
02:57and now it's just a complication for me.
03:00Champagne? Champagne tonight?
03:02Yes, I think there will be more champagne,
03:04especially on the eve of a rest day.
03:06Bravo Anthony!
03:10Thank you.