Just to be here was something special for our team. We exceeded all of our expectations, for sure.

I guess there's more to team pursuit than having one superstar on the team like [American] Chad Hedrick. It's really about how efficient you are as a team, and that's where we are very, very strong. We all communicate very well and we're all friends. It's awesome.

The crowd was super loud. I've probably never heard anything that loud. Even in Holland where the sport is huge, it doesn't get that loud.

Nobody thought we could pull it off. There's more to team pursuit than having one superstar on the team, like Chad Hedrick (of the U.S.).