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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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 .
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
I'm glad to finally see a Finn in the Tour de France. Good job. Lois Brandt, 3rd generation American-Finn. Connecticut
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