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Alone, Again TdF26-79
Not to be deterred, Baptiste Veistroffer (Lotto-Intermarche) went off the front alone in yet another sprint stage. He went through the intermediate sprint in Saint Pourcain sur Sioule with only race vehicles for company. The fans may have been a bit disappointed not to see a mad sprint for the line, but that came later when the peloton arrived sprinting for the remaining sprint points on offer. With these breakaway efforts Veistroffer is now in 14th place in the hunt for the Maillot Vert. He is a bit further back in 19th place in the race for the Maillot a Pois. It is highly unlikely he will wear either at the finale in Paris. I feel it is equally unlikely that he will still be off the front at the end of this stage in Chalon sur Saone either.