" The team time trial is very different to the individual time trial. There you suffer alone. Here you need to think for five other riders at every moment...."
"We are happy to welcome such a young but already proven athlete to our modern program."
"After four laps, with the peloton always coming back together, we made the decision then to go for our sprinter Barbara."
"I have been on the road now for a few weeks and I wasn't confident that I was recovered enough."
"Long, exposed, dead roads with not too many corners. You either have legs or you don't."
"It will depend on how it's raced after the top of the Muur. It can be strung out and if it's raced hard across to the Bosberg then this will make the difference."
"It will depend on how it's raced after the top of the Muur. It can be strung out and if it's raced hard across to the Bosberg then this will make the difference."
"I think we can be proud of how we rode, we had a huge impact on the way the race played out and we can take some motivation for the next two days for a win."
"It’s good preparation and every ITT to me is important and even this short one counts."
"One thing I've learned from being on this team is that it's far more rewarding to be a catalyst than a passive participant."
"Who knows, maybe I will start to love Dutch races with the crazy echelons like my team mates do?!"
"Our team created a situation from where we could win the stage."
"Our opportunities are still open for the last two stages."
"There were some attacks from our group but we were present in every move and we worked well together."
"The gap is still quite big to the winning team, but we have become closer."
"My team mates were like a mum, always with eyes on me."
"It makes it hard and you have to be on your game and concentrated the whole time."
"I have to start by saying I love this race. But you just love it if you have good legs."
"The climbs aren’t long but some are steep and they provide a lot of opportunities for teams to be aggressive."