Upset about no success today

“I know I promised to attack but I really did my very best. I tried to escape right after the start, I was in two breakaways with my teammate Di Gregorio but it was the group with Fofonov that eventually got away and I was not there. Unfortunately, there is nothing I can do about it. Boasson Hagen got into the right breakaway both yesterday and today. He came in second yesterday and today he even took the stage victory. He just proved to have a good nose for the right breaks, besides, he is in excellent shape. I just wasn’t at the right time in the right place and I feel bad about it but tomorrow is another day,” Roman said.“It was probably the last chance of a successful breakaway, I don’t think the favorites will let a group stay clear all the way to the finish tomorrow and on Friday. If there should be a slim hope I will go for it because I feel I have good legs it’s just too bad I haven’t been able to show my best qualities.”Stage 17 (Gap–Pinerolo, 179 km): 1st Boasson Hagen (Nor) 4:18:00, 2nd Mollema (Ned) +40, 3rd Casar, 4th El Fares, 5th Chavanel (Fra) +50, 6th Fofonov (Kaz) +1:10, … 58th Roman Kreuziger (Cze/Astana) +12:36.Overall: 1st Voeckler (Fra) 73:23:49, 2nd Evans (Aus) +1:18, 3rd F. Schleck +1:22, 4th A. Schleck (Lux) +2:36, 5th S. Sánchez +2:59, 6th Contador (Spa) +3:15, … 113th Roman Kreuziger +2:02:42.