I think there's some parallel with cricket here , that used to be on the BBC and Channel 4 then it was all put behind a paywall and I far as I can see there is less interest in the sport I don't know any young people who are interested in cricket I don't think If the Tour de France is no longer on free to air TV in the UK there is going to be less interest in cycling and less young people starting out in the sport
Great ride from Simon Yates and Ben Healy, sounds a bit odd an Irishman with a Black country accent, he's a Brit really. Oscar Onley still looking good also..
Pog hits the deck with 4km to go! Thankfully looks OK but will lose a bit of time.....cracking finish to this stage!!!
yes.....and no.....that happens 20-30km out then they'll defo wait, as it gets closer it's a bit different I guess, the official rule is if there's a crash within the last 3km then you get the same time as others you're riding with, but this was 4km out, only mins before Vingegaard and Evanpoel had attacked, so I don't think anyone would have blamed them for carrying on and taking maybe 10-15 seconds out
So.... tomorrow it begins... will Pogacar be fit enough, he went down hard and VLB have more lieutenants around Vingergaard than UAE have.
