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Luis Leon Sanchez took the second rest day of the Tour, after his team Caisse d'Epargne at a hotel in the Swiss town of Fully, to analyze their performance in the 96 th edition of the Tour de France after leaving ½ hours bicycle with his teammates.
Yesterday in the first Alpine stage, at the top of Verbier, let yourself 3'17 "on target with respect to the winner, Alberto Contador.
Did you meet your performance or expected to lose less time?
"I've found no problem in the stage and started the climb very well the last port but then I do not know if the change of weather - it rained and it was very cold at the start of Pontarlier and during the first kilometers of the race before it appears sun and heat again, his legs were a little tougher than normal.
Despite all up quite easily and with three miles to the summit of the high I was only 30 seconds of Armstrong's group.
But a mile further I have been a big slump and had a very difficult time.
He had embarrassed one day was yesterday, but nevertheless did not lose much time. "
"There comes a point on the second day of rest?
"If, for myself and for all.
We are also fortunate to spend splendid sunshine.
I will sleep well for charging energy and then try to go for a second stage victory in one of the Tour six days remaining.
The second week was very hard, with very long stages and two of them disputed in the rain.
I address the third and final week in the best possible conditions. "
What time today, consider yourself satisfied with your performance in this Tour de France?
"I think we should make a very positive assessment.
I started not so well as I would have liked but it came my stage win in Saint-Girons and since then my performance have been improving steadily.
Despite the poor short moment happened yesterday and I think we should highlight my progress regularly and in the mountains.
I've worked hard all winter to get it.
I think all this is a good omen for my future in the biggest race in the world. "
What inspires you that Alberto Contador has been made of yellow?
"I'm happy for him.
We have been friends for many years and know a lot of work behind victories. "
Source: Agencias
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