Lotto Soudal did a great first week at the Tour de France. With André Greipel holding a substantial lead in the green jersey competition and taking two stage wins, a good atmosphere reigns within the Belgian team despite serious injuries ro key riders Adam Hansen and Greg Henderson.

"We're all happy, of course there are some people who have pain in their bones and it's not so funny for them but when you have so much success then you want to stay in the race," Lars Bak explained. "When you see these guys suffering we also suffer more because we cannot complain when we have three teammates with broken bones. To keep the team spirit and the morale up is really important that all are dedicated and really going for it and all nine here are doing a perfect job."

About the point classification, Greipel is second with only three points behind Greipel. "Tomorrow is a pure bunch sprint. You never know there could be some wind again but, until now, we've shown that we can be good in the wind. We have to keep on the same track that we did the other days and then I think that we can win again."