Tour '22, Stage 2: Forced to Chase

A minor crash at the start of the 18 kilometer bridge forced most of EF Education-EasyPost to drop back to help get Rigoberto Uran back into the peloton.  Basically, Owain Doull and Alberto Bettiol chased the entire span of the bridge in hopes of getting their team leader back on.  It wasn't until their time trial specialist, Stefan Bissenger, drop back that they were able to rejoin the peloton at the base of the bridge.  Sadly, it was just in time to get caught up in another crash, but at least that was inside the final three kilometers so they all got the same time as the stage winner.  Marijn Tusveld (DSM) was one of many that were able to take advantage of the pink chase to rejoin as well.

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Paris Nice 2022: Two Out of Three

The title comes from the fact that two out of these three riders have been in at least one of the previous break aways in Paris Nice.  The odd man out was Owain Doull (EF Education-EasyPost).  Conversely, Alexis Gougeard (B&B Hotels-KTM) has made it into a break three times out of three stages.  Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal) has done it yesterday and today.  One thing is for sure, none of them will be in a break tomorrow since it is a day of racing against the clock in the individual time trial.

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Amgen ToC, Stage 6: Down the Other Side

Owain Doull (Ineos) was giving the rest of the break away a schooling on how to go fast down a mountain.  For those of us who don't climb well, going down fast is the reward for getting to the top of the mountain.  The only one of the seven man group who could even keep the Brit in sight was the Canadian, Hugo Houle (Astana).  Naturally, once the road turned back upwards, the group came back together.  With Mount Baldy looming ahead, it was unlikely any of these guys would be off the front for much longer.

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E3 Harelbeke: Neutral Service

The cobbles or the avoiding of the cobbles by riding in the ditches on the sides of the road make for a high risk of punctures.  If you combine that with the narrowness of the Belgium roads, a rider can wait a very long time for his team car to help him get going again.  The race organization provides neutral service vehicles that are able to be closer to each group on the road.  The course will split the race apart, spreading the race for tens of kilometers across the back roads of Belgium.  Here, Owain Dull (Sky) has had a wheel change from the Shimano sponsored mechanic and his getting a push to get back underway.  The Sky sprinter has none other than his teammate, Ian Stannard, waiting to help pace him back into the peloton.

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