Tour '25, Stage 8: Cruising

The long flat stage designed to be one for the sprinters had the peloton at more of a cruising pace.  For those at the back, it was almost a day off.  With the first mountain stage looming Mauro Schmid (Jayco-Alula) - the Swiss Champion - and Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor Pro Cycling) could be forgiven to try can get as much rest as one can at 30 miles per hour.  While there was no one off the front of the peloton the sprinters' teams were keeping the pace locked in to prevent anyone from trying to escape before the intermediate sprint in Vitre.

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"Cruising TdF24-47" (Original art by Greig Leach)

Tour Down Under '23, Stage 1: Holding onto the Tail of the Peloton

With the finish line just ten kilometers away, the speed was truly up.  Having just come down Menglers Hill at nearly 90 kph, the peloton was truly stretched out.  It seems that the UniSA-Australia rider was asking his fellow stuggling Movistar rider just how hard is this pace?  I am sorry I wasn't able to catch their bib numbers and therefore their names.  But then, perhaps they would prefer to remain anonymous in their mutual suffering.

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Paris Nice 2022: Losing Touch

I always feel bad painting riders slipping off the back of the peloton, seemingly having the race go away from them.  With 32 kilometers left in the stage, Ethan Hayter (Ineos-Grenadiers) was struggling to hold onto the stretching tail of the peloton.  Just ahead, Stefan De Bod (Astana Qazaqstan) wasn't fairing much better.  I did feel better (spoiler alert), when Hayter managed to finish the stage inside of the top ten.  All the more impressive since it was a mass sprint up a two kilometer rise to the line.

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