Originally Posted by roadwarrior
There was a lot of wind. I also heard that it's very hot...in south France, temp are hitting 40c...it was 30c in yesterday's stage. All of that, combined, will slow you down some.
Gotta wonder, what does Thor's end of race injury do to his hemocrit level?
Since he's a sprinter, it probably does little to change his tactics, but if this were happenning with a serious GC or KOM competitor how much might it slow them? Would this type injury qualify for a therapeudic use exception?