Seelen Clark Andersen (Team Sunweb) revealed that, in contrast to his first stage win in Lyon, he had no plans to attack on Friday to take his second win in this Tour de France.

As in Lyon, the Danish racer rode solo to his second win, but on Saturday he attacked from the main group near the finish in the city center.

But the big difference, he said, was that in stage 14 in Lyon, Team Sunweb had a pre-stage strategy of sending riders on the road to try to win before the stage. In Champagnol, he had to improvise completely.

"A week ago we were looking for a final attack, but today it was a surprise.

"I went from working for Seth Bol, as we had planned, to attacking on my own. My job was to stay with the sprinters for the bonus points early in the stage.

"But all of a sudden there was a big breakaway group of strong guys who were looking for a stage win, and that surprised me, but that's when I had to adapt," said Claf Andersen of the large group that formed with about 35 km to go.

"It was a perfect moment. Nikias (Arndt) was in the group to cover the sprint and (Matteo) Trentin (CCC Team) made a big attack.

Team Sunweb had already proven themselves masters of the breakaway at the 2020 Tour last week, with Marc Hirschi winning in Salins, where Claf Andersen was third, and the Danes winning in Lyon two days later.

Claf Andersen stressed that after the departure of some of the top players, much of their achievement was due to a major rethinking and restructuring. Not to mention Tom Dumoulin's move to Jumbo Visma late last year.

"We have acquired many new riders, and Sunweb is very good at developing them. We have fun, have good discussions, and are getting closer as teammates," he explained.

Krach Andersen jumped out with 16km to go, steadily increasing his gap and looking increasingly likely to take the win. However, Kragh-Andersen headed to the finish line to try to make up the difference, shouting "Combien?" at the TV bike as he headed to the finish line to claim his second win.

"When I heard the gap, I thought it couldn't be. They radioed me, but I couldn't understand anything because they were yelling at me from the side of the road," he explained.

But along with the time, he said, was another important factor: self-belief that he could get away to the line. I had confidence from Lyon, and I had already proved myself in the biggest bike race in the world. I had confidence from Lyon, and I had already proven myself in the biggest bike race in the world.

However, despite taking two stage wins in one Tour and becoming the first Danish rider in over 20 years to do so, Claf Andersen said he will stay grounded in the coming weeks and that his goals after the Tour are the same as they have always been.

He dismissed the notion that it would be a shame not to compete in the World Championships. Or, he said, "Today's stage was a 2,000-meter climb, but the World Championships is 5,000 meters. I'm going to watch the Bink-Bank Tour and then the Classics."

He did not mention Paris-Tour, but it would not be surprising if this race, in which he has finished second and first, was one of his one-day goals in the fall. But there is no denying that Claf Andersen's season has already been a huge success, with two stage wins at the Tour de France.