"I thought I was going to burst into tears, but I was just in shock. ...... I'm sorry for crying. I want to thank everyone involved, the whole team, Patrick [Lefebvre] for giving me this chance, and all the people I needed to get here, of course my wife and everyone around me.

"I forgot to throw the bike at the line and I thought he might have got me. Then I thought I had put it in too many gears." (Eurosport)

"What can I say about today? Everyone was worried about the wind and it was a stressful day. Almost all of the stage was headwind, with crosswinds in some places. There were some crashes and the group fell apart. In the end it came down to a sprint, but Sam Bennett took the stage win and the green jersey. But we are still halfway through the Tour de France and I think we still have an important chance to take back the green jersey." (Beulah Hansgrohe)

"It was a different stage than usual, but from start to finish it was tense and stressful. As a team we managed it really well and everyone did really well. I can be happy after this stage and look forward to the next one."

[On the crash] "I always say that as long as I stay safe, a lot of things are possible. Just being there and being aware is really important."

[On Slovenian cycling] "There are 2 million people and a lot of top athletes. It's crazy, especially for us, we used to run but didn't get many results. Now me and Tadei (Pogachar) are ...... I am grateful to be able to write cycling history." (Frobikes)

"We knew it was going to be a stressful day, we knew the wind was going to blow and we knew we were going to get split up. In the end the wind wasn't too strong, but everyone wanted to get out in front. Fortunately, none of the riders fell over." (Sam is very talented and very strong. We have always supported Sam. He is a reassuring presence. He is very strong and deserves to succeed. [15] [16] "Everything went well today. I was nervous, but I felt good. It was much better than the day before the rest day. I had a wheel broken by another rider before the bridge, so I did everything I could for Sam and finished calmly." (France Télévisions) [17].