Samu praises team

Speaking after today's fourth stage of the Paris-Nice, Samu spoke of his appreciation of his team-mates' work: "It was a very fast stage. The cold was unbearable at times. The team was phenomenal! Mikel was in the break, and the rest of the guys looked out for me all the way to the bottom of the last climb. I did my best to win, but it was impossible. Contador was the strongest and all we can do is congratulate him. It's a bit annoying though that I'm just five seconds off being in the top 3. It'll be hard to finish on the podium. There are a lot of good riders here, and there's not room for them all on the podium. It looks difficult, but as long as there's life there's hope".