Stephen Bassett: “It comes down to tomorrow”

August 13 ^th 2022 - 19:13 [GMT + 2]

It’s a close lead, but we are very happy with it. We played it defensively today, rather than attacking for more points. My team and Sport Vlaanderen kind of neutralized each other today as we fought to be on the breakaway. To be honest, it was nice to take it a bit easier today and spend the day at the peloton. As for the Peacock jersey, it comes down to tomorrow.

I’m surprised with how good my legs are, as this is my first race back since I broke my collarbone two months ago in the United States. I’m enjoying Norway: it’s beautiful here, and the racing is great.