Julie Bego (Cofidis): “When I crossed the line, I didn't know I would be wearing the white jersey! I told Laura, the team assistant, that I was going back to the bus. Then I talked to Nienke [Vinke] to find out who the white jersey was, she told me she didn't know. Then I saw Imogen Wolff, I asked her, and she said: "It's you!" Then I started to wonder if it was me, because I thought Marion Bunel was in front, but in fact no. Once I got to the bus, they told me I was wearing the white jersey, so I came back! I'm very happy to have it, it's really incredible to wear a distinctive jersey in the Tour de France, especially in my first participation and on my first stage! I would really like to thank my team for always supporting me, my parents who have always been there, even when it's more complicated. Plus all the people who are always there for me, I would really like to thank them too, it's thanks to them that I am able to achieve this result. I felt really good all day. At the start of the Tour, we said that we weren't going for the general classification. Now we have to see how I feel. We don't know how I'll last the nine days. If I can keep it, of course I'll fight to take it as far as possible. We'll have to take it day by day.”
