"I'm pretty happy with that obviously, it's the best TT I've done for a while. Sometimes I do some good numbers and finish last, sometimes I do some bad numbers and finish quite up as well. A lot of it is just pacing and holding a really good aero position and that's what these specialists are good at. Once you get two weeks, three weeks into a grand tour it's also different, you're not fresh anymore, you can't do the same power, or at least I can't because I'm tired, maybe these big guys can.
One of the reasons I wanted to come here instead of Tirreno, is because it's a bit more of a lumpy TT, in Tirreno the road is quite flat, out and back, British '10' style, so it's hard for me to really test myself there, you just do 400 watts and that's it. But here you really have to pace it, judge the corners a bit well.
For me personally, it's good that I'm feeling good, I feel like I've got good form, but that doesn't always translate to a grand tour later in the year, so we'll see."
-Simon Yates - 5th place.
Nairoman: keen for the upcoming mountains
"It's too early to draw conclusions, the results of Paris-Nice will be done on Sunday evening. I trust my leader."
-Yvon Ledanois. DS Team Arkéa Samsic.
Stage 5: les grimpeurs-fest
Powering through
"Finally I managed to pull off a win at Tirreno-Adriatico. Arnaud Démare looked good and still had a teammate with him so I went for his wheel. I knew that I had to be among the first four riders going into the final corner. Such finishes, slightly uphill and with a drag to the line really suit me. So I am really happy to finish it off today.
With three stages already in the pocket, I am really satisfied with how the start of the season is going. My first big goal is next week and this victory gives me a lot of confidence."
-Caleb Ewan looks toward Milan-San Remo
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