Katusha's Ilnur Zakarin has said his target was to win a stage in the third week of the 103rd Tour De France.
Zakarin told ASO: "After I crashed at the Giro with two days to go, I was very disappointed but I quickly underwent a surgery. I didn't miss any time in my rehabilitation so I could stick to the plan to come to the Tour de France but during the first two weeks, I didn't have any other goal but stay out of trouble and work for Alexander Kristoff.
"The goal was to win a stage in the third week, we're very happy we made it. In the future I want to win a Grand Tour and the Tour de France has my priority. It's the most important race of the year. We'll analyze this season first and then determine which Grand Tour I should target to race for the overall win next year.”