Boys kept me well sheltered

“The boys kept me well sheltered and on top of that, we rode all day long at the front to avoid any possible crashes. The atmosphere in the pack was really tense in the last 15km and we smelled trouble in the very finale. This is why we dropped at the end of the pack with 3km remaining. We don’t have a pure sprinter so we wanted to play it safe. And in the end, there was a collision,” Roman said. “I expect the similar race progress tomorrow. The bottom line is to come home in one piece,” added Roman who is turning 26 today. “The boys just congratulated me and that was it. We are not here to celebrate my birthday.”2nd stage (204 km): 1. Cavendish (GBr) 4:53:12, 2. Goss (Aus), 3. Soupe (Fra), 4. Farrar (USA), 5. Ferrari (Ita), 6. Renshaw (Aus), … 42. Roman Kreuziger (Cze/Astana).Overall: 1. Phinney (USA) 5:03:38, 2. Thomas (GBr) +9, 3. Rasmussen (Den) +13, 4. Boaro (Ita) +15, 5. Larsson (Swe), 6. Navardauskas (Ltu +22, … 29. Roman Kreuziger +36.