Bastien, starting the season with your first top 5 on a race in World Tour stages is a great satisfaction?
“It's clear, it's a great result for me and for the whole team. The goal was the Top 10 arriving here in Australia. It was necessarily ambitious, but I knew it was possible to get there on a race like the Down Under tour and with ribs that correspond well to my profile. »»
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Are you playing a few seconds of runners like Jhonatan Narvaez, Oscar Onley, Finn Fischer-Black … Is that proof that you are in your place at this level?
“It's pretty cool to be there, to be at this level from January. It was the first time that I was the leader on a World Tour event, I had a little pressure to assume this role, to show that I could respond present with a big tray at the start. I tried to stay humble in key moments, not to follow the strongest than me and it paid. »»
“It's the little hiccup of the week …”
On Saturday, you might have been able to hope for better with better investment as the Willunga Hill final climb?
“It's the little hiccup of the week. After the first visit to Willunga Hill, we did not have with the team the feeling that there was a lot of wind. But with the rehearsal of efforts, the heat here in Australia has broken and we found ourselves against the weather. But I never panicked, I knew I was in good hands and that we had a solid team. It cost us some additional efforts and perhaps a top 3 at the top. But everyone worked hard, including Dorian (Godon) who makes a huge two -kilometer effort that puts me back in the game. After it was up to me to manage. »»
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Did you feel that the legs were there after winter preparation and as this school year approaches?
“Yes I felt that it was really good, I worked a lot to do things well this winter and get in shape for this first goal. It's great to be able to show the team that I can be ready during the key moments that I was set. »»
What will the rest of your season look like?
“The start of the season anyway will be in line with what I had done last year, since it worked well until my fall on the Tour of Italy. There already I will take a few days to blow and take advantage of this top 5. After I will go to Spain on the Tour de Murcie (February 15) and the Clasica Jaen (February 17). And then I will return to Italy for the Strade Bianche (March 8) and Tirreno Adriatico (March 10-17). »»
