00:00Yeah, it's weird that we call sometimes, you know, I mean, I
00:29really bad start to the race and I lost a lot of time. I came
00:32here to ride GC and I learned pretty quick that, uh, yeah, I
00:36probably didn't have the legs to do it. And, uh, yeah, my
00:40preparation was really good here. So then it was kind of
00:43just reassess and go for a stage. And today came an
00:45opportunity, um, that I didn't expect because I tried hard to
00:49start to get in the break and, um, yeah, I just thought that
00:53was my legs gone. And then all of a sudden the big group went
00:55and I taught me and people rode very well in the break and we
00:59were really smart. And, uh, yeah, here we are. I actually
01:02can't believe it.
01:07Um, I haven't been in, it's been a while since I've been in a
01:11scenario like this, if I'm honest. And, uh, yeah, I just
01:14kind of used my experience. Um, I was suffering a bit in that
01:17steep climb. Then I realized everyone else was, I peed off
01:20the road. So that kind of let me take a backseat. Um, so I just
01:25paid my cards and I said, I gamble and, um, back my finish.
01:28Um, I know when finished like this, um, after a hard race, I
01:32can sprint. And, uh, but I knew I had to go long to go on with
01:36600 to go. Yeah. It's probably a bit long for a sprint, but, uh,
01:39that's what I had to do to win. And, uh, yeah, I can't, I can't
01:42believe it.
01:43You've had seven down, even before La Vuelta, you crashed at
01:47the Giro. What does it mean for you to finally be in the Giro?
01:52It's incredible. I mean, yeah, since La Vuelta last year, I
01:56think I've had seven or eight crashes. Um, and of course,
01:59physically that, that takes its toll, but mentally it took its
02:02toll on me as well. You know, um, I've had numerous times in
02:06my head where I thought, um, yeah, that I might not have a
02:09future in the sport just because of the crashes and the injuries
02:12I've had. And this year after the Giro, um, yeah, when I
02:17injured my LCL, I thought that was, yeah, I thought that could
02:21be the nail in the coffin, as they say, in terms of my cycling
02:25career. And, um, yeah, but I've, I've incredible support around
02:29me. My girlfriend, Niamh, she's supported me since then. Well,
02:32forever since then, but she's always there for me and I have
02:35an incredible group of family and friends and the team, they
02:38back me so much as well. And, uh, yeah, it's been a long time
02:42coming, but just to repay all of them today is, uh, means a lot.
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