Alex Baudin: "The jersey gave us an extra boost"

June 9 ^th 2026 - 17:42

"Of course I thought I could keep the leader’s jersey. Above all, credit must go to my teammates. They really gave it their all; I only had 800 metres to cover. They put themselves on the line and clocked an incredible time. You could really feel the pace was fast all the way through and it was brilliant to witness from the inside. The jersey gave us a bit of extra motivation, even though we had a very strong team for a team time trial anyway. The lads were absolutely brilliant.

The next two stages are fairly favourable for keeping the jersey. Then, the finish at Crest-Voland [Friday, Stage 6] is quite tough, but it’s on home turf, so if I still have the jersey, it might give me wings – you never know.

We’ll see how far I can go. It’s a privilege to have this jersey. Now, we’re going to see it through to the end and enjoy it, without putting any pressure on ourselves."