The opening stage of the Tour de France was a wild one. The feared crosswinds of northern France did not split up the race and produce time gaps between general classification contenders like they did last year. Heavy winds can make it impossible for riders that come unmoored from the peloton to fight their way back up, and they can produce serious time gaps. During last year's first road stage, heavy winds shredded the peloton and took the eventual second-place finisher, Nairo Quintana, out of ...
The opening stage of the Tour de France was a wild one. The feared crosswinds of northern France did not split up the race and produce time gaps between general classification contenders like they did last year. Heavy winds can make it impossible for riders that come unmoored from the peloton to fight their way back up, and they can produce serious time gaps. During last year's first road stage, heavy winds shredded the peloton and took the eventual second-place finisher, Nairo Quintana, out of ...
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