Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep) - Stage 13 winner, overall race leader `I knew that I really could do a good performance on this parcours. I just gave everything, especially in the first part was really good for me. I went full gas and I see what I can go to the line. At the end, my sport director said I was first time, 10 seconds or whatever. I gave everything I have and I won the stage. `I`m just so happy. With a parcours like this and my shape, I just did everything that I can. I just want to enjoy. `I think to do something like I did, with my confidence and my shape and my team around me. OK, we don`t have the team to win the Tour de France. We don`t have a lot of climbers in Deceuninck-Quickstep for the Tour, but we ride, we are aggressive, and we try to win. I`m just so happy with what happened now.ADVERTISEMENT `To be in yellow is already amazing, but to win it 100 years after is neat. It`s something for sure I will never forget. I`m really proud to put my name on the spot. `I will continue to take it day by day. Tomorrow is a really hard mountain stage with a summit finish on the Tourmalet. For sure I`m happy with my victory today and to still be in yellow. Tomorrow is another day, we`ll have to see. It`s the same for everybody. For sure if I have pain tomorrow. The other guys will as well.` (ASO pool) Geraint Thomas (Team Ineos) - Second on the stage, second overall `It was OK, just that last bit I didn`t feel like I really did a .... George Bennett (Jumbo-Visma) - Teammate of Wout van Aert Alex Dowsett (Katusha-Alpecin) - 21st on stage 13 Joey Rosskopf (CCC Team) - 10th on stage 13 Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo) - 5th on stage 13, 15th overall
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