WHAT THEY SAY...

MATT WHITE, MITCHELTON-SCOTT DS

“Every race he rode this year he was very, very consistent. And he’s one of the most successful climbers of the year. He won in Paris-nice, won in Catalonia, won three stages in the Giro, won in Poland, won in the Vuelta and the overall... So this year’s been one he’ll never forget and he’ll take a lot of confidence from it. He was obviously very disappointed he couldn’t win the Giro, but by the end of the Tour of Poland in mid-august he really believed he was coming into good form again. I think he went into the Vuelta quietly confident he could get the job done.”