Originally posted by creekster
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Good writeup. Nice to get a couple of those to read each year.
As much as I hate seeing people like Porte abandon in such a stage, the cobbles are great. Le tour is about the best bike rider, not the best climber. Froome crashed out of one of these types of stages a couple years back and Nibali ending up pretty much winning the tour on that one stage due to the high winds and a break in the peloton.
One thing I found odd was the reluctance of Froome and the peloton to wait for Bardet. And don't tell me he didn't know about it because he doesn't have a tv to watch while cycling. His support car would have known and relayed it on the radio. I guess it's one of those unspoken rules that you don't always have to follow.
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