Tour '22, Stage15: Last One Away

What started as a defensive move for his teammate is looking like a long looked for stage win for his team.  Benjamin Thomas (Cofidis) had dropped his break away companion and was still eight seconds ahead of the peloton with under four kilometers to race.  It was still slim odds that he could get his team's first stage win in fourteen years and the first win for the French in their own Tour.  But no, the gods of the Tour are cruel and he was got within 500 meters of the line.  Instead of the hoped for stage victory, he finished 64th on the day in the second group 24 seconds behind the winner of the stage.

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Paris Tours: Bunny Hop

Wet roads, travel circles and speed are not the best recipe for safe riding.  Fortunately for Benoit Cosnefroy (Ag2r La Mondiale) he was able to stay upright when his teammate leaned into him on the slippery corner.  In fact Cosnefroy was able to help his teammate remain upright, although the bumping made it necessary for the Frenchman to hop over the curb to avoid crashing himself.  The duo were on the front of the peloton, so it could have been much worse save for the bike handling skills on display.  Unlike us average riders, these guys race for 10,000 kilometers a year and train for nearly as many kilometers.  Their bikes are as familiar as our own feet are.

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