Jonathan Milan will climb onto the Paris podium tomorrow to wear the green jersey in Paris, which he conquered with strength and determination stage after stage. The Lidl-Trek sprinter, at his first participation in the Grande Boucle, returns home with an important haul: 2 stage wins and the points classification jersey.

"Let's say I'm realizing an incredible dream right now," Milan said after the twentieth stage's finish - "basically my goal was to become a professional, achieve good results, have fun and move forward step by step. We managed to reach this important result, I'm a bit superstitious so we'll have to wait until tomorrow, but I'm very happy with how this Tour went."

Racing a grand tour is never easy, and it's even less so when you know you can achieve important results. Milan is a lead rider, one who races for victory. Not all days were simple, but in the end the great result arrived.

"We had fun with the team, there were very beautiful moments, others very difficult. We suffered together and grew together. This result is not just mine, but belongs to the entire team."

Not everything always worked as it should, and Jonathan Milan knows he is still young and can improve. "I always try to improve technique, position, and strength to resist on climbs as much as possible. I try to grow year after year, then we'll see. I want to continue doing my best and then we'll see together with the team where we still need to work."

There is technology and materials that help cyclists improve performance, and then there are legs and head, which are the most important part of a rider. Milan made Italy dream: thanks to him, another Italian brings home one of the most important symbols of the Tour de France.

"So, yes, my head is good and is also criticized. About my results, I would only say that I'm 194 cm tall and against those who are 10-15 cm shorter, it's not exactly easy to compete. I always try to improve myself and I'm doing it. I'm making small steps forward. You must always move ahead and do it slowly, slowly. I'm doing it and I'm happy."