Mikel praises "best fans in the world"

Mikel, ever the fans' favourite, heaped praise on the team's fans yesterday. The Basque fans, who are known to come out in numbers in the Pyrenees and make the climbs all orange, were present this year as well. Mikel was only too happy to see them out there again: "I want to honour the fans, they've been really impressive. The've again demonstrated they're the best fans in the world". 'Nuff said.