Post-race interview : Poels - Stage 15 - Tour de France 2023 - Vidéo Dailymotion

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The Tour de France 2023 will hold its Grand Départ in the Basque Country, with a first stage in Bilbao on 1st July, and will finish in Paris on 23rd July, on completion of a 3,404-km route that will tackle the difficult slopes of the country’s five mountain ranges. The battle for the Yellow Jersey will witness a decisive and emotional episode on the Puy de Dôme, where a stage finish will be held 35 years after the victory of Denmark’s Johnny Weltz. The return to this legendary climb will be accompanied by the rise in importance of sites that will mark the Tours of the future, such as the Grand Colombier or the Col de la Loze. The sole time-trial on the Tour de France in 2023 will take place over 22 kilometres between Passy and the Combloux ski resort in Haute-Savoie. The sprinters will also have the opportunity to express themselves on finishes in Bordeaux, Limoges, Moulins, before the grand finale on the Champs-Elysées.    More information on :  https://www.letour.fr  https://www.facebook.com/letour  https://twitter.com/letour  https://www.instagram.com/letourdefrance   https://www.tiktok.com/@letourdefrance    More exclusive contents on Tour de France Club : https://www.letour.fr/fr/club    © Amaury Sport Organisation - www.aso.fr

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00:00 - Well, Paul, you've just won a stage on the Tour de France.

00:04 What does this victory mean for you?

00:06 - Yeah, really a lot.

00:08 I always dream to win a stage when young in the Tour, and especially what happened in

00:13 the team the last three weeks with Gino.

00:16 I mean, all the emotions come then, but it's just incredible to win a stage.

00:19 It was almost my dream.

00:20 I won our monument, I won a stage in the Tour.

00:23 I mean, I'm super happy.

00:25 - And you were able to enjoy it?

00:26 You were able to take your time and to witness the moment?

00:31 - I started to believe only in the last kilometer, and I mean, I just had to keep fighting because,

00:36 yeah, in the Netherlands we say, "Wout van Aert is no pannenkoek."

00:40 So I had to go full gas, and yeah, I mean, it's amazing, amazing.

00:44 - Today there was someone helping you from somewhere else.

00:48 - Yeah, I think so.

00:51 - It's been a tough Tour de France since the beginning.

00:54 We saw you struggling at the beginning.

00:56 Where did you find the legs to react like that?

00:58 - Yeah, I had a little bit into the Tour.

01:02 I didn't have a perfect lineup.

01:03 I got sick on altitude camp, I had to skip the Dauphiné, went to the Tour of Slovenia.

01:08 Luckily, that went really well, and yeah, then the team took me to the Tour.

01:12 They believed in it.

01:14 My dear sir Roman Kreuziger was saying, "You're going to be there in the end of the last two

01:18 week, third week," and here we are.

01:23 - This is your 10th Tour de France, if I'm correct.

01:24 You've helped so many leaders.

01:26 You've helped Chris Froome win the Tour de France.

01:29 It's a right reward for you.

01:31 It's the victory of a career at 35 years of age.

01:34 - Yeah, I mean, I really enjoy my period with Sky, too.

01:37 I mean, I was four times in the winning team, and it was really incredible to do, but unfortunately

01:41 I never could fight for a stage win, and yeah, finally that I can do it today, it's great.

01:47 - Well, enjoy the podium.

01:48 Thank you very much, man.

01:49 - Thank you.

01:50 - Thank you.

01:52 (music)

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Post-race interview : Poels - Stage 15 - Tour de France 2023

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