00:00Francisca Koch, yesterday third, today second and also now leader of this Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour.es.
00:07Could you imagine a better start?
00:09No, not really. It's a perfect start. We can be really happy how it went so far.
00:16How did the team prepare today's stage?
00:20We knew it was going to be a hard stage, but we have a strong team so it really suited
00:25us.
00:26We wanted to start racing after the sprint. Unfortunately there was a break gone so there was no second to
00:33grab anymore.
00:33But then we were attentive in the front and we wanted to make it hard in the final with Juliet
00:40attacking on the final climb and I just satisfied.
00:44Can you describe those last meters within the sprint?
00:47Yeah, it was not a perfect sprint. I was a bit too far in the front and then they stopped
00:54sprinting in front of me.
00:55So then the bunch came from behind. I could begin into Kopecky's rear, but then she also had some bad
01:00luck.
01:00I'm not sure what happens exactly, but then she couldn't sprint anymore so I could go around.
01:08So it was a bit of a messy sprint, but I'm happy to have second place and then also my
01:13teammate in third, which is really nice.
01:15A great start of the Vuelta, but also a great season so far for you.
01:18Yeah, I'm really happy. I have so much fun racing with the team and if you enjoy what you do
01:26in a good group then it works out.
01:30Now on to defending that leadership for the next stages, right?
01:34Yeah, I hope so.
01:36Congratulations.
