Quite wet the longest stage

“What was the longest stage like? It was mostly wet,” Roman said with a smile. “It was even hailing at one point, which was really unpleasant but the conditions were the same for everyone. You have to be more careful on the roads but also keep your position and not to lose contact,” he admitted after the stage.“I just regret not having attacked in the finale . I stayed in the back and with the finish like that we could have figured something out. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out today but it is no big deal. There will be many other opportunities to show myself. The most important thing was that none of our team lost any time and we arrived safe at the finish.”The Norwegian rider Hushovd holds on to the yellow jersey and Roman can only praise his performance. “He deserves it. His climbing skills really surprise us all but I wish him the yellow jersey. It is good that he keeps the jersey and it suits us. His team has to do the work and we can, at least, save some energy. On the other hand, we cannot underestimate this situation because we have to ride at the front to avoid crashes,” the Astana rider added. Stage 6 (Dinan – Lisieux, 226,5 km): 1st Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor/Sky) 5:13:37, 2nd Matthew Harley Gos (Aus/HTC-Highroad), 3rd Thor Hushovd (Nor/Garmin-Cervélo), 4th Romain Feillu (Fra/Vacansoleil), 5th José Joaquín Rojas (Spa/Movistar), 6th Artur Vichot (Fra/FDJ), … 42nd Roman Kreuziger (Cze/Astana).