Thursday 24 July 2014

Flipping Heck

A short sharp stage was the meat in the Pyrenean sandwich for this week and it saw some serious attacking. Bardet went out looking to retake his podium spot and the white jersey, while Van Garderen hung in on a better day. The last climb would sort it all out and Bardet was brought back by a group including the very attentive Nibali. Valverde was dropped by the move and the French looked to get even more success.

Rafal Mijka burst up the road and Pinot eases Bardet back into his place in a race that had more facets than the first week would have suggested. At the same time Rodriguez faded and with that his chance in the polka-dot jersey competition looked less sure.

Again Nibali’s accelerations on the hill were dominating as he looked to close the gap on the lead rider, while behind him Valverde scrabbled back on terms and then extended his lead in the last kilometre over the French contingent. Up front Majka held on impressively to take the stage, a second for a Polish rider in the race and a second consecutive win for Tinkoff Saxo Bank. NIbali put more time into the GC but it all stayed as it was for now.

While the road pros found it out on a hillside this video teaser hit the internet. It looks incredible.


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