“It was a very nice battle,” Markus said afterwards. The whole team gave everything they had today, and I'm super happy that it turned out this way. A few kilometers before the summit, I rode away, and then it was completely up to me. Luckily, it was very tough at the top, which allowed me to make the difference. Last year I fell just outside the podium on the last day, and now I even move up another spot, which is really nice.”