Tour de France 2014

“It's a strange situation because I was in a good situation for winning. But when I was at the front with Kwiatkowski, Gallopin and Rogers, nobody wanted to work with me. They know it's hard to beat me in a sprint. Rogers attacked, then Kwiatkowski… I can't look after everyone. I was hoping to win for my girlfriend's birthday but I got the flowers with the green jersey so I've got something to offer her. I'm confident. I'll try my best. I'm sick of coming second. But it's difficult every day. Everybody knows me."

Bless! Poor lad.