GVA’S BEST BITS

2016 Tour de France

‘Winning Stage 5 meant I had the yellow jersey for three days. You feel this great responsibility when you wear it. We are all still like kids and the yellow is a kind of gift – the nicest gift you can have as a cyclist.’

2016 Olympic Road Race

‘I know already that being Olympic champion is going to be the highest achievement of my career. ParisRoubaix is cool but the Olympics will always be the biggest memory and I enjoyed every minute of it.’

2017 Paris-roubaix

‘I was pleased to see how much I had learned. I was following other riders more than I had done in Flanders earlier in the year and I put in my efforts when I needed to. That made the difference and I finally got the Monument I wanted.’