Tour '24, Final Stage: Best thus Far

As Derek Gee (Israel-Premier Tech) crested the summit of the Col d' Eze, he posted the best time at the time check.  He was on a great ride, hoping to erase the twenty-four second deficit that he has to the other Northern American Matteo Jorgenson who sits now in eighth place overall.  His position in the top ten is very secure, but everyone wants to move up and dreads moving down.

He posted the best time when he finished, but he didn't even make it to the hot seat before Jorgenson posted an even faster time less than two minutes later.  So, he will remain nineth on the final classification.

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Tour '22, Stage 20: On a Rough One

My heart breaks for poor Stefan Bisseger (EF Education-EasyPost).  In the opening time trial he crash twice.  This discipline is his speciality, so he has ridden all the way around France just to have another go at the closing time trial.  And here he is having to change bikes.  He either had a flat tire or perhaps an electronic shifter issue, but either way he had to stop and get another bike.  In a race that is decided by seconds he knew that this moment was the one that ended his hopes for winning a Tour de France Time Trial.  Starting the day in 88th overall, he clearly wasn't going to be anywhere near the top ten, nor is he much of a sprinter, so tomorrow isn't a day for him either.  Given that this was his day, he was amazingly calm as he gently layed down his (rather expensive) bike as the mechanic got his other one off of the team car's roof.  Knowing his stage was over now, he just noodled the rest of the way in finishing in the mid fifties on the day.

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