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Wanted to gain some time, no big deal I didn’t

“There is nothing I can do. I wanted to gain some time but it simply didn’t work out. It is no big deal but we are going to see a tight battle till the end. It is going to be all or nothing in the final time trial and anyone from top ten can take the victory,” Roman revealed.He had a word of praise for his teammates. “We were in charge for a long time. Morköv was in the breakaway and then we tried to keep the pace high right from the foot of the climb. The guys were incredible. Bennati and Zaugg did a great job on the climb and then Roche pulled off an excellent ride. It was just me who didn’t crown our superb team performance. Unfortunately, somebody else launched an attack and it was so strong that I wasn’t able to respond. I just got back into the rhythm 1km before the top and could, at least, keep up with Frank but even so, I was on my limit shortly before the summit,” Roman said.His tank was empty to try to open up a gap on the final downhill. “I couldn’t go faster. Besides, I made a couple of mistakes. I feel bad not having arrived with the best ones but there is nothing I can do. The race still remains open. Now I have to put today´s stage behind me, recover as best as possible and do my best in the time trial,” Roman added.

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