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Big Names in the Break TdF26-74
Well, maybe two of them are big names, in fact I have never heard of the other two before today. The title is a play on the low angle shot from the back of the TV Moto. Leading this breakaway is the French favorite Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor Pro Cycling). Perhaps the main reason he is out there is because he is racing near where he grew up. Swinging off the front is the other name of the peloton, Nelson Oliviera (Movistar) who is in his tenth (I think) Tour. Behind is Anthon Charmig (Uno X-Mobility) and then Mathis Le Berre (TotalEnergies) both of whom are new to me. The quartet have built up almost a minute-and-a-half on the peloton. However, those behind never let them have more of an advantage than that. I suspect no one wanted to have a hard chase given the on going heat. They did get a break with a few showers at the start of the stage.