Have been thinking about the TdF recently.
Its going to be an interesting edition with the riders in all kinds of form. No post Giro fatigue, at the same time not much preparatory racing, plus Ineos' triad.
Froome's to lose now, and I can't see that happening unless a fan takes him out again.
The others will be racing and marking for the podium and other positions.
Not sure how they will sort this out, or if they will.
I guess the only thing they could do is give Froome and Porte the same time as Mollema, but then those behind were slowed so that wouldn't be fair?
Wasn't there a stage finish on Mont Ventoux 20/30 years ago where a 'big' sprinter got in a break and won?!
Completely different era I suppose!
Edit: nope it was a stage that went over ventoux in 1994 that Eros poli won.
On the subject of doping and a cleaner peloton I have definitely noticed that riders interviewed post race always seem as though they have just been racing for the past 4 or so hours and sprinting at the end and not just having been on a half hour spin. That is very telling IMO.
That punch was a little over the top IMO!
The bloke probably has a minor concussion after that, wasn't even that much of a nob as far as they go. Imagine if he had lamped the hog taxidermist :nono: