Měl jsem v plánu vidět celkem tři etapy, ale musel jsem to odložit. Snad zbyde nějaký čas hned po Romandii,“ dodal. Lídr Astany přesto jednu etapu viděl: tu královskou, která ho čeká ve čtvrtek na Trentinu.
“There is nothing I can do. I was planning on checking out the course of three Giro stages but I had to put it off. Hopefully, I will have some time left after the Tour of Romandy,” he added.Nonetheless, the Astana leader did manage to test ride one stage.