Arras-Madrid-Dakar: Stage four quotes

BIKES

Juan Roma
"I was surprised to win the special stage. I was not riding too hard today. For me the Dakar does not start until after tomorrow. That said, I was impressed with the response of the Spanish public and the organisation of the stage. It was warming to the heart."

CARS

Fernando Gil
"I pushed very hard this morning. This is Madrid, this is my country and these are my home fans. I wanted to win the stage and chose the same tyres as two days ago."

Jutta Kleinschmidt
"I started behind Jean-Louis and could see that he would struggle in there. I suppose that gave me a little incentive to push and we caught him two corners from the end. He came out of the hairpin and went a little sideways and we were able to pass him. Now we must get ready for the real race."

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