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Losing Time on the Soulor TdF25-75
The peloton had race hard to the foot of the Col du Souler under the hot sun averaging just under thirty miles per hour. When they hit the first Category 1 climb of the Tour many found the going rather tough. Lenny Martinez (Bahrain-Victorious) slipped away from the breakaway, through the peloton, and on out the back of the three just ahead of him. He was also slipping out of his Maillot a Pois in the process. He tried to latch onto the wheels of Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step) paced by his teammate Ilan Van Wilder without success. Warren Barquil (Picnic-PostNL) was able to hold onto the Maillot Blanc on the shoulders of Evenepoel just ahead of him. If these guys can recuperate, it is going to be a very, very, very, long day. Evenepoel did hold onto the White Jersey of best young rider in the Tour, but it was touch and go most of the day.