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Cervelo TestTeam race quotes: Tour de France Stage 8

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Category: Tour de France 2010

Published on Monday, 12 July 2010 10:35

Written by Luca Salvatelli

Carlos Sastre (ESP) -- 11th at 10 seconds behind stage-winner Andy Schleck (LUX): 12th overall at 2:40: “I am satisfied with today’s stage. I was with the leaders of the race and I didn’t lose time to any important riders in this Tour de France. It was a very hard stage today. The first nine days of the Tour were not easy for anyone. I am happy that all the problems we had at the beginning of the race are behind us. Now everything is good. I am feeling better every day and can be optimistic for the coming days. I am very satisfied. The last two kilometers were hard, but the last 15 kilometers were very hard. We were there and I had the support from my teammates that I needed.”

Sport director Jean-Paul van Poppel (NED): “I am really happy with today’s stage. You see that the first mountain stage and only 13 riders are left in the final, and Carlos is there. We also saw other riders have some troubles. It’s a wonderful start, because we know we only get better from here. It’s really a pleasure to work like this with the team this strong. I am happy. It’s the first mountain stage but it’s really important. We got the green jersey in the start of the first week. Now Carlos is doing well in the climbs in the first Alps in stage 8. We can be no more than very happy.”