Reactions and some interesting comments:
"I brought the skin home", but it gets harder and harder to do that if you keep it up. I'm not hiding, I was scared. There's only so much to tell. The pace, the speed, the dangers, the narrow roads. Everyone is going fast, everyone wants to be in front but it's impossible. There are no escape routes. I saved myself a few times, I planted a brake and I said to myself 'that's it'... But then I managed to pass. There are so many dangers. It's a physical battle. Compared to the Giro, I feel very good, even in my head. I'm confident, let's see".
"If there's an off day, l'll see how to manage it. Whether to let it go or hang in there. In the meantime, I'm there, now I don't feel like 'quitting' the GC"