Iban: "The Pyrenees are harder"

Speaking prior to the first stage in the Alps, Iban told the Diario Vasco about his thoughts on the mountain stages in this year`s Tour: "The start (of today`s stage) doesn`t seem hard, but it`s always a bit scary with the first day in the mountains. The Pyrenees, coming in the third week, seem harder to me. I`ve always been riding well in the Alps, not so much in the Pyrenees." Futhermore, he doesn`t expect big time gaps on today`s stage into Le Grand-Bornand.