“He will try to do the best he can and try to finish as high as possible. The last week of a grand tour is always the hardest and that's the experience that he's really lacking. After two weeks of what we've seen, it's been very positive.”
“We didn't really look for somebody to replace him, ... For one, there is nobody - not a strong leader like he was. Without him, we have a very good team, but not the favourites.”
“I'm sure he could win (another Tour), ... The way he won this year... everything pretty much under control and he never showed any weakness. He has another Tour in his legs yet.”