Maxime Bouet: “A superb job by the ARKEA-B&B HOTELS team”.
“We had recognized this second stage of the Alpes Isère Tour, and we knew that if this race wasn’t going to be won here, it could be lost for many competitors. Of course, nothing is done yet, but I’d like to salute the spirit of the team. The work done during the stage was the same as that requested at the briefing this morning. Everyone did their job. Giosuè Epis ideally placed two of the three climbers from the ARKEA-B&B HOTELS team involved in this race, Martin Tjøtta and Embret Svestad-Bårdseng. I asked him to accelerate from kilometer 118. He did just that. It was almost like a blackboard. In the final, we had two riders ahead of us out of six. The ARKEA-B&B HOTELS team was well represented. All we need is victory tonight. Embret is 4th in the provisional overall classification this Thursday, Martin 5th. That’s good. We’re keeping a low profile. There’s a lot of competition on this Alpes Isère Tour, but tactically we’ve put together a very fine stage.
