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Tour de France - Interview Jussi Veikkanen One day with a prize jersey is really nice

Sun 05 Jul, 05:27 PM


I got a reward for a long day. It was hard though and I was pretty lucky. We got away on the top of the first climb with four guys. There was an attack and I caught the guys and did a counter-attack and three others joined me. I knew that Stephane Auge had the polka-dot jersey in the first couple of days last year so he was pretty motivated for it but I beat him in the first sprint. After that it was a bit easier for me. I'm only a few points ahead of Tony Martin so I'm not sure if I will keep the jersey for a long time. One day with a Tour de France prize jersey is really nice for me. I live about 20 kilometers from Brignoles so I knew all the roads of the race and that might have made a bit of a difference.

 

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  1. Great news Jussi!!!, We here in California watch the­ Tour every day. My American husband is a fanatic­ biker. I'm a Finn and I have a young grandson also­ named Jussi who was excited to know there are other­ Jussis in the world. Now we hope he follows your lead­ and one day wears the polka dot jersey. ­ Congratulations ja onnitelut!!
    Mirja and family,­ Sonoma, California .

    From maijafrisbie, on Tue 7 Jul 5:24AM
  2. Congratulations to Jussi. This truly was historical­ achievement as he was the first Finn to dress in one of­ the tour jerseys - ever!

    Hannu - Helsinki, Finland

    From hannu.isopahkala, on Mon 6 Jul 10:55AM
  3. I'm glad to finally see a Finn in the Tour de­ France. Good job. Lois Brandt, 3rd generation­ American-Finn. Connecticut

    From loisbrandt58, on Mon 6 Jul 4:24AM
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