“I guess, the increasing importance of this race amongst the elite category, sort of all over the world, definitely increases the stress around it. For a lot of the elite riders it can be a make-or-break kind of weekend.”
"I definitely didn't always think a Grand Tour debut was going to happen. I took it step by step, and it has seemed the logical move to make it in the last year - I didn't end up coming in 2024, but I'm here now and I'm just excited."