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And certainly, the Tour’s dwell broadcast of race sign-on paints a wet picture of the riders.
We’re round one hour away from the stage begin in Semur-en-Auxois, with Cyclingnews’ on-the-ground crew reporting a wet welcome to the beginning village.
Meanwhile, the drama surrounding Jasper Philipsen’s relegation on stage 6 continues because the Belgian rider spoke defensively about his dash techniques in his column Het Belang van Limburg.
“After what occurred on Thursday, I do really feel focused. Much worse issues have occurred up to now,” he stated.
The crew revealed that the Dane had been struggling by stage 6 and seven, however “it was in Mads’ finest curiosity to cease racing to be able to endure extra detailed examinations to evaluate his accidents additional and provides him the right relaxation and restoration wanted to give attention to his remaining targets this summer time and the ultimate a part of the season.”
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It’s all drama already on the Tour, as second-place inexperienced jersey contener Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) has been pressured to depart the race due to accidents sustained from his stage 5 crash.
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