I'll admit I don't watch classic 1 day races like Paris - Roubaix and I have a real dislike for racing on cobbles but today's Stage 9 around Roubaix was as brutal a day in Le Tour as i've ever seen and i've been watching on and off for 35 years. I've got to feel sorry for Romain Bardet. He had 4 punctures, (1 with a crash) in 1 day. That's just disgustingly bad luck. Back to proper tarmac flat stages with a few mountain and time trial stages thrown in please. Today was a lottery. Nasty.
Oh, and the pre race 2nd favourite had to abandon the tour after 10K today. Survival of the luckiest rather than the best.
Oh, and the pre race 2nd favourite had to abandon the tour after 10K today. Survival of the luckiest rather than the best.