On the steep slopes of the HC Lagos de Covadonga climb that comprised the finale of stage 15, frꦡom a select GC group, Barguil launched several attacks on the early part of the climb in an attempt to move up the ovಞerall standings which he successfully did.
"It'🧸s been hard," Barguil said after the stage as he faded due his early efforts to finish in eighth place.
"The guys got me up there in position at the base of the penultimate climb and then on the final ascent I really enjoyed myself attacking because I felt really good," he said of🐼 his attacks.
"I've also tried to regain some time to position myself higher on GC [10th now]🐬.ജ"
Barguil added that his preference is to ride at his own tem⛦po rather than sitting and waiting for the race to𒉰 happen.
"It was a hard day today, especially after yesterday ... [but} ... I love racing and I don't like sitting in the wheels and waiting, so today it was good to be able take pleasure from attacking๊ and real🍸ly giving it a go."
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With stage 16 ๊yet again set to shake up the overall standings Barguil is confident of moving further up the ওstandings and isn't fazed by the possibility of wet weather.
"Some riders look really tired and will lose time now," he said. "I hope it'll rain tomorrow🐟."
Having placed John Degenkolb in the breakaway in𒊎 an attempt to consolidate his hold of the green points jersey, the team's coach Christian Guiberteau said he was pleased by the whole team's efforts and is confident that Barguil still has plenty left to give.
"It was a really good ride from the whole team today, and Warren finished it off with an impressive final ascent," said Guiberteau. "He tried early on the climb to see if they would let him get away and then kept attacking but quite intelligently too, knowing when not to waste energy♍ and following wheels when he could.
"He is getting better and better here and it is a promising place to be ahead of the tough final week. He'⛄s proving that he can be present on the climbs when the fights 𒀰really kick off and at a young age this is very promising for his development."
