“This is a stage for history, 220 kilometers at this speed, I had not lived it in my career” Philippe Gilbert – Cycling World Magazine

The experienced
Belgian biker Philippe Gilbert he
referred to stage seventeen of the Return
to Spain, as a day that will be marked in the history of cycling
world. The runner facing the twenty-third three-week competition,
He said that the pace at which he shot throughout the day was extremely high
and that this fraction will remain in the fans' retina.

For the broker of Deceuninck Quick Step, this victory has great value, given how difficult this day was. "This is a very special victory, 220 kilometers at this speed, I had never lived it in my career. This is a stage for the story of how we compete. It was crazy from the starting flag. We escaped 40 cyclists, some of them general men like Quintana or Knox. We were 7 of the 8 Deceuninck, and we rolled like crazy. ”

The current champion of Paris Roubaix, said there was a good atmosphere in the escape and that this
It was a scene of great emotion for the fans. "We didn't stop encouraging each other. I'm sure it has
been lovely to see. As the kilometers passed, we lost some
elements between the wind, the climbs ”.

The eared
Belgian classicist, revealed the speed at which they were able to roll and said that
the relationship of changes that took, seemed not to be enough to maintain the
speed. "We were going very fast, in
some moments we arrived at 75 km / h on the plain. I had the 54 × 11 and not
I could stop pedaling. In 17 years as a professional I had never done a
madness how are you. Side wind and fans are part of the DNA
of the team and I love them too. ”

Gilbert what
He had already triumphed in stage twelve, he added that he aspires to win again in the
Friday stage. “It’s not the first time I won two stages in the same big
back, but I've never won three. A) Yes
I hope to repeat on Friday's stage in Toledo"