Vuelta a España - Nicolas Edet: My daughter asks me for a lion of the TDF, now she will have the Spanish toro
Sep 01 2019 05:34 am CET
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Team Cofidis' Nicolas Edet has taken the lead of the General Classification of the Vuelta a España after the eighth stage of the race.
The Frenchman was part of the breakaway of the day and crossed the finish line with the front group and the eleventh position, which was enough for him to climb 15 positions to the top of the overall standing. He is two minutes and 21 seconds ahead of Dylan Teuns (Bahrain-Merida) and three minutes and one second ahead of Miguel Ángel López (Astana).
"They told me Bernard Hinault had taken the leader’s jersey in Igualada too," said Edet at the end of the stage. "He has so many records, it’s nice to share one with him. It’s a nice story. To claim La Roja is something totally different than a stage victory or the Polka-dot jersey I won in 2013. To be on the podium in Madrid meant more than a stage victory. Here, it might very well have been the opportunity of a lifetime to take the leader’s jersey and I had to seize the opportunity.
"I had La Roja in the back of my mind since the start of La Vuelta. Today, I wasn’t supposed to go in the break. I hope my DS won’t be mad about it... To climb on the podium is a reward for my family. As a rider, you make sacrifices, you don’t see your parents, your wife, your children... My daughter often asks me for a lion from the Tour de France. She’ll have the Spanish toro, it’s nice too. You have to enjoy those moments to the fullest, give it all you have and I don’t want to have any regret tomorrow after the queen stage of La Vuelta 19."
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