Giro d’Italia 2021 | Stage 3 | Interviews post race
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Speaking in the press conference, the stage winner Taco van der Hoorn said: “I didn’t know there were only four seconds between myself and the peloton. Maybe that’s because I celebrated too much in the last 100 meters. I also felt the presence of the peloton but I looked back a few times and I could see they were quite far behind. I knew about the two sharp corners in the last kilometer but I didn’t know how sharp they were. It was a big goal for me to go in the breakaway today. I had planned that no breakaway would go without me. It wasn’t the plan to finish off like this but I had to take the small chance I had. This first victory of the year means a lot for my new team. We felt good behind the scenes and we came close at the Tour of Algarve. I’m happy the team gave me a nice program and some freedom after the two years I spent at Jumbo-Visma working for Wout van Aert in the classics or chasing breakaways down for Dylan Groenewegen.“
Maglia Rosa Filippo Ganna said: “For sure I came to t