Climbs, crashes and competitors be damned: Mark Cavendish donned his skinsuit, his team committed themselves to getting him in position and et voila! Tour stage number 24, merci beaucoup.
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Every Wednesday during the Tour de France I’ll be examining tactical tidbits from the week’s stages to look into key events which shape the race. Here are a few observations from the opening four days.
This stage could go any one of three ways: we could have a breakaway winner, a sprint finish or a crafty puncheur taking advantage of a tricky uncategorised climb 12.5km from the finish to steal the stage. Continue reading