Guillaume Martin: "The stage victory makes me happy, but the objective remains the final victory"

Cofidis rider Guillaume Martin enjoyed victory in the second stage of the Tour de l'Ain. He took the lead in the final kilometer and finished the stage without much competition.

“I needed to play it smart out of the group, and I attacked a few times to get the gap,” Martin said. He continues, “Now that I have the leader’s jersey, of course, we’ll race to win the overall tomorrow. It’s been a while since I’ve won a race, so this is a good feeling.”

Martin, despite winning the stage, is not in the mood to celebrate, but his goal is to focus on the final stage ." Thanks to my teammates on whom I was able to count all day. The stage victory makes me happy, but the objective remains the final victory, so the work still remains to be done,” concluded Martin. His victory pushed him to the top in GC, and he will start the final stage with the yellow jersey.