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168km to go: On Eurosport, the commentary team are citing a previous example of when a group of riders in a breakaway, in a similar kind of stage to this, put the word out, via their sporting directors, that if the bunch didn’t allow them a gap of at least 3min 30sec and at least a sporting chance of winning the stage, they would all sit up and allow the peloton to catch them.
This prompted panic from the teams of assorted sprinters in the bunch, who were worried about the prospect of having to defend attacks from other, fresher riders, so they acceded to the breakaway’s wishes. What chance the same thing happening today? Not much of one, by the looks of things, but our six-man escape party must be wondering what the point of their mission is beyond getting some publicity for their team sponsors.
Written by Barry Glendenning
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jul/15/tour-de-france-2019-stage-ten-live under the title “Tour de France 2019: stage 10 – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
