Karlijn Swinkels (UAE Team ADQ): “It was a super hectic sprint”

I wanted to go for the QOM jersey so I could test my legs on the climb. I felt good and I’m happy to take the jersey. Afterwards we were supposed to sprint with Tereza [Neumanova], but she got dropped on the climb and didn’t come back to the bunch in time for the sprint, so it was up to me to contest the sprint for the team. I’m a bit sad for all the crashes...

Blanka Vas (Team SD Worx-Protime): “It was not really planed”

I didn’t have the best legs today, but it was a very technical finish and that bode well for me. It’s nice to have the Red jersey and it would be nice if we could keep it in the team. This is the goal for now on. I’m really happy to get the jersey. It was not really planed for me to take the bonus seconds, but I found myself at the front ahead of the intermediate...