And 1 Norwegian in the top 1!
Thor said to Norwegian media today that he considers the victory a successful chess move. The stage is very technical, and it's very important to know the stage by heart. "If you manage to always keep the ideal line you'll keep a higher speed out of the turns, and I am particularly pleased with the way I managed to tackle the turns", Thor says (my poor translation, sorry). So as a part of his preparations, he biked through the stage three times this morning prior to the race.

One of his goals this year was to win at least one stage (which he didn't last year when he took the green jersey, a sad fact that McEwen was very good at pointing out, repeatedly). I think it's great that he fulfilled his goal already on the first day, and that he'll start tomorrow with the yellow jersey.

Erling.