Prudhomme, who’ll be 50 next month, has delivered the boldest course of his tenure, notably in terms of the number of stages favorable to the pure climbers. “We really wanted as many mountain stages in the Pyrénées as in the Alps,” he said Tuesday. “That is to say, three stages in each, with two iconic finishes at altitude in both (mountain ranges). We want the suspense to remain until the very end but also have the possibility of a big battle well before that.” - Velo News
The “Breton Wall” coming up in 2 k. Tyler is suffering today. At the back of the peleton.
Alberto Contador fights back. Looks like he has taken it in front of Evans.