Sur le papier la 8ème étape du Tour d'Italie avait tout l'air d'une journée de transition. Intercalée entre la première explication entre les favoris ayant eu lieu hier et l'étape des chemins blancs de demain, cette étape s'annonçait indécise et promise aux baroudeurs. Ce fut le cas avec une échappée qui a mis du temps à se former et des attaques incessantes. Finalement à 40 kilomètres de l'arrivée Luke Plapp (Jayco AlUla) a réussi à s'isoler et personne ne l'a revu. L'Australien remporte sa première étape sur un Grand Tour devant Wilco Kelderman (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) et Diego Ulissi (XDS Astana Team). Au micro de l'organisation il a fait part de son bonheur d'enfin remporter un succès de prestige en Europe, lui l'habitué des victoires en Australie.
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00:00Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
00:30Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
01:00Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
02:29Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
02:59...as a team and for the whole team is super, super special.
03:04Hey, sorry, just can you talk a bit about what you were thinking about during that long solo effort and how much your wrist was affecting you throughout it?
03:11Yeah, for sure. I mean, basically from when I attacked to the finish line, I was trying to manage a cramp in my left leg. So I was really just trying to go as hard as I could without pushing it over the limit.
03:24And then, yeah, to be honest, my wrist is going to be troubling me for a long, long time to come. I have to tape it up every training rider, every race, and it's still quite sore.
03:35It was funny. I think I was getting some warnings from the motorbikes and the commissaires for not holding the bars. And I was trying to hold the bars. I just couldn't because of my wrist.
03:44So, yeah, it's troubling me a little bit, but at the end of the day, I can still race, I can still get through. And it's probably going to be like that until the off-season again this year.
03:56But to make today happen is super, super special, not just for me, but for, I think, everyone that's stuck by me, whether it's my family, my girlfriend, or the team.
04:06I mean, the team hasn't had an amazing year so far, and there's been a lot of restructures in the team. So, it's sort of, this is for everyone, hey? It's not just for me.
04:17Next question. Prossima domanda.
04:21Okay. Demarchi is not here to the Giro.
04:26Do you want to say something to Alessandro?
04:40Yeah, I mean, Demarchi was part of the Giro last year, and it was the first time racing with him, and he's an amazing person, and I think so, so talented.
04:50I only found out that he wasn't coming to the Giro when you guys found out as well.
04:54So, I mean, I can see him training so hard already at the moment. I don't think he's had a break.
04:59So, hopefully, he gets his opportunity to finish off the season super, super strong, whether it's the Tour or the Volta.
05:07But, yeah, he's a champion of the sport, and I mean, I'm sure he wishes he was here, and everyone does as well.
05:14But I'm sure Demarchi's career and his chapter's not over yet, and I think he'll show some.
05:20He'll show everyone one more time this year before he retires what he's capable of.
05:25Daniel?
05:25Congratulations on your win, Luke. I have a two-parter. The first one is, you know, you've been knocking on the door for a while,
05:32but what does this first World Tour or Grand Tour stage win mean for you in your career?
05:37And you mentioned the restructuring. Has that been a distraction in the last couple of weeks at all?
05:43Yeah, first of all, with the first part, yeah, it's a nice monkey to get off the back.
05:50I think winning in such a low-level race in Greece was, I mean, it was a low-level race,
05:56but it was a big thing to get that monkey off the back.
05:59And then to get one here, hopefully, like my good mate Richie Porte said,
06:03hopefully the floodgates can open.
06:06So, it's a super, super special win in a race that, I mean, I did last year,
06:10and I was really keen to come back here this year and try to target it.
06:13So, yeah, it means a lot, and hopefully it can sort of give me the confidence going forward.
06:18And, yeah, the restructuring the team, obviously, it's quite public what has happened.
06:24I mean, for Whitey, for myself, he was a massive reason.
06:27For when I was a junior, when I was 12 and started the sport,
06:30watching the Green Edge backstage passes and wanting to become a part of this team,
06:35and I think the Aussie culture that he created and everyone in the team created
06:39was something that I always aspired to want to be a part of this team.
06:43And when the opportunity arose end of, well, 18 months ago to join the team,
06:49it was, I jumped straight on it.
06:51So, I've got Whitey to thank for not only what he's done for me for the last 18 months,
06:55but also Australian cycling and, I think, encouraging young people to look at this team
07:00and have some fun.
07:01So, I thank him for so much as what he's done for the team and for me personally.
07:09And, yeah, and looking forward, I think Dylan got a win today, I heard,
07:12which is super, super special, and I got a win today.
07:16So, yeah, I think we're moving forward really, really well, Beno, for the tour.
07:20So, I think it's just getting started for the team.
07:22We had a slow start, but I think the momentum's really starting to build.
07:27Any more questions?
07:29Di qua basta, grazie.
07:31Domande?
07:37I guess no.
07:38So, thank you, Luke.
07:39Congratulations.
07:39Thank you.