Cavendish looked terrible, like he was pedaling through treacle. Sure he lost Renshaw's wheel and had to freestyle, but he launched the sprint while about even with everyone else, and only slowly passed Kristoff and Demare and EBH, then Griepel and even Sagan blew past him despite starting their sprints from further back. There was a significant headwind, but it didn't seem like they all went from terribly far out.
Commentators saying Cavendish went too early given the headwind and his opponents who are stronger into headwinds, but he went when the others went, not much choice there.
Last edited by jyl; 07-08-15 at 09:58 AM.