Given how far back the rest of the splinter peloton was from Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos-Grenadiers) and his teammate Richard Carapaz were, the duo had time to decide how to divide the spoils of the stage. Carapaz had done enough with Kwiatkowski's help to take over the lead in the King of the Mountains, giving the team something to cheer about in their less than ideal Tour. It appeared that Carapaz was telling his racing buddy that he should take the stage victory, that was they would both be on the podium at the finish line in La Roche Sur Furon. In the end the came across the line together holding arms,but it was Kwiatkowski wheel that was the one to cross first. I enjoyed this image more than that one, this really should the heart of these teammates and their respect for each other. See cycling really is a team sport.
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