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"I was trying to keep the select group together but that day Jumbo-Visma were really strong and had one mission: to crack me. They succeeded that one time. Of course I didn’t enjoy that day and it still hurts but it must have been great to watch on television. Riding like that is simply my way of racing, often based on instinct. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn’t. But I’m not going to change. I’ll always race full gas."