The peloton let the breakaway dangle off the front within eyesight for the longest time only to catch them just under 6 km. Smart racing to keep other breakaways from happening. The longest breakaway in tour history was 315 km. In 1912 Eugene Christophe on an Alpine stage which covered Aravis, the Telegraphe and the Galibier soloed for 315 kilometers. That’s over 180 miles by yourself! That was when the tour was over 5300 km long.
It’s hard to believe no one else fell when when Cavendish brought the Argos rider down. I wonder if Cav will get penalized for the shoulder bump! Phil called it a “real thump on the shoulder.” It looked intentional to me. Kittel’s helmet looks way to small for that big egg head.
