PRESS CONFERENCE | Isaac del Toro: "Yesterday we wanted to have a better day, Brandon and Ayuso crashed hard"

Isaac del Toro will enter the second week of the Giro d'Italia in the pink jersey, a surprise for the Giro d'Italia as a whole, and in a press conference with UAE Team Emirates - XRG he has talked about his ambitions, feelings towards his performance thus far and the team's overall perspective of the race.

It was one where he avoided directly talking about his own personal ambition of winning the race, but instead shifted the focus towards the team's collective victory. Nevertheless, it is possible to see the pressure is not yet being felt by the young Mexican, much due to the team's depth in the fight for the overall classification.

Answer: It's my first Giro, I'm so excited to be here with the team. it's such a strong team and I'm so proud to be in this position right now, it's like a dream. I'm trying to do all the best of myself to give to the team and always with one go. It's incredible to be in this position, and I can't be more happy with this it's like a dream for me.

A: Of course I want to be a normal guy, it's a great result personally and also for the team. But yes, for sure it's just like a dream. I'm living this everyday and I try to give my all everyday. I don't know, I'm so excited. Sometimes I'm more nervous, sometimes I'm nervous, I'm only 21 years old but it's ok I don't have too much pressure now.

A: The race situation is good at the end. Yesterday we wanted to have a better day, Brandon and Ayuso crashed hard and of course we want to be safe, but at the end for the team it was not that bad and we just keep going for sure. We will keep going like we did, doing all the best for the main result and we will try the best for sure and we will try.

A: I don't know to be honest, I don't think it'll be that important. Yesterday I felt pretty comfortable on the bike and I always feel myself and I believe in me. Technically it's important but I don't think it'll be super super important for the Giro. For sure, we will see, I hope to have the same skills.

A: I have so many people around me, I can't put one over another one. My family is there for me, I have great people that I know they want the best of me, they want to see me at my best version and it's incredible. I just can say thank you to everybody, my teammates my family my country. Everyone I know just wants to see me better and it's incredible. My life now in the last year has changed a lot and it's amazing, my highlights are everyday.

A: For sure it's a great result, I think my country knew about the result that happened yesterday and I can't be more proud about my performance and the things we did as a team. I just want to believe it and keep going the way I go. It was crazy how it was yesterday and how my body is reacting day by day, I'm super proud to be Mexican and have this support around me.

A: With the strategy for the rest of the Giro is to maintain the pink jersey in the team and take the overall GC win. We will try as a team and will give our all to maintain this.

A: It's incredible, I cannot realize what's happening. The problem was to get in bed and try to sleep, the easy thing was to wake up. It's incredible, it's insane.

Q: The fact that you started Strade Bianche this season, did you need special advice from Tadej? Because we know what he did when he started Strade Bianche. Did you get any advice at all?

A: He just sent me a message that if I have the position to try, give all to try and win the stage because I think he believes in me.