"We are here to prepare for the season, to be the best possible prepared for the
Tour de France in the summer," Mørkøv said. "Of course, when you've been here for three weeks, you want to come home with a victory too, and that's what we hoped for yesterday. But if that doesn't happen, it doesn't mean we're not going to win later on in the season."
"My personal opinion is that he's racing because he loves to race, and chasing another victory in the Tour de France is just an excuse to keep racing," Mørkøv smiled. "That's actually what I really admire about Mark, he's one of the guys who loves competing. He absolutely loves it, whether it's a smaller race or the Tour de France."