Boasson Hagen on intense field: – It was hard – Dagbladet.no

VALLÉE DE SAINT-SAVIN (procycling.no): Edvald Boasson Hagen tried, but they refused to stab the basis of a breach early on Wednesday Tour de France stage.

Cannondale-Garmin led the way in the quest for quadruple fracture where north man had. The US team dropped later a new fracture away without being self.

The strange tactic peaked with at Cannondale profile Dan Martin blow themselves up to the new quarry. He had to bring in four minutes on the them to make contact before the Col d’Aspin.

– So it was possible
dreaded Col du Tourmalet pending later on day, there was a heavy process further for Boasson Hagen as his quarry did not release properly away.

– You walked right in violations from the start. How was it?

– I felt decent. I saw it was possible to make the breakthrough and hoped it would be breakthrough for today. But it was not, said Boasson Hagen to procycling.no.

The quartet he sat in could never got enough distance to keep away. Norway Master admits he spent effort experiment with Lieuwe Westra (Astana), Michal Kwiatkowski (Etixx Quickstep) and Bob jungle (Trek).

– It was Cannondale that should have anyone in breach. But they were not there when it went, and then they drove everything to retrieve it. It costs a bit, but it was not like I did the main job at the quarry. It was Westra and the others who went most, while I only was with and went around. But it was tough, points Boasson Hagen.

In advance was the heat of southern France feared by anyone in the field. Under stage was measured 33 degrees Celsius at the bottom of the Col du Tourmalet. The most used mountain in the Tour de France was the 80 time, and is known to be very hard.

– Slit in public
intense pace of the start of the stage only an even worse charging to today heaviest rise. TV2 received reports that Ag2r profile Romain Bardet suffered from heat stroke and vomited when riders began the hardest part of the stage.

– It was okay, hot and hard up to the Tourmalet. There is always a long hill and was tough, admits Boasson Hagen.

Serge Pauwels made a great figure on stage after coming into the breach that finally got going.

Boasson Hagen’s team mate from MTN QHUBEKA cracked a little at the end, but

came into the fourth. The Belgian was just over two minutes after stage winner Rafal Majka goal.

– It was good that Serge was with. He got a very well location and it was fun. But there are still very many stages again, so that will not be big celebration, said the team’s Norwegian star to procycling.no.

Thursday expecting another mountain stage. Finish line occurs at Plateau de Beille of 1780 meters above sea level. Up there, a new known climb beyond category climb, and it happens only after passages of a mountain in the second category and two mountain in the first category.

– How is the day for you tomorrow?

– For my part, then at least not another one to save forces. I save nor powers until the following day. That’s my plan, says 28-year-old.

The article is delivered by bicycle website www.procycling.no.