Buitrago: “This third place means a lot”

Santiago Buitrago finished third in stage 16 of the Tour de France. He climbed 17 positions in the general classification until 46.

He was very close. That is why his gesture sorry with low words at the top of Mont Ventoux. The Colombian made a podium on that wall of the goal in very closed duel with the winner Valentin Paret Pintre and the second Ben Healey.

“It has been a very difficult tour for me, but nothing my family has always believed a lot in me, the team and despite all this third place for me, personally it means enough“He told AM850.

His rise in that off -category slope was remarkable. He had strong legs, he replied from a downturn until he reached the pointers of the day. In the last curve he suffered the attack of the French.

“There are very hard stages and as we will always continue trying, a penalty there in the end”he added.

With third place, Buitrago went to 46 of the general classification, to 1:58:59 of the leader Tadej Pogacar.