Pierre Rolland tried to make one of his trademark long-distance attacks in the mountains in the Tour de France but in the end he lacked the freshness to follow Rafal Majka. Having already finished the Giro in 4th overall, the Europcar rider admits that he needs to choose one grand tour in the future.
Sixth in the stage, 10th overall, Pierre Rolland is glad of his consistency in the grand Tours after his 4th place in the Giro.
"I'm there but I lack that little something that makes the difference between 4th, 5th, 6th or winner," he said. "The little freshness that would have allowed me to follow Visconti and Majka, the sharpness in the accelerations.
"If there was a stage to nail down, that was it, with no valleys, four climbs, a great Europcar team and an exceptional Arashiro. But I lacked the freshness to go behind Majka and Visconti.
"In the future, I will have to chose between the Giro and the Tour GC. If I make it in the top ten in the Giro and the Tour, it will still be a great performance. The last one, I think, was Contador in 2011. For me at least this is great."
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