Originally Posted by
peloton
Bit of a disappointing stage for me today (on one level at least). I was hoping that the Lotto Soudal rider was going to be rewarded for all his hard work, but cycling can be a cruel sport in so many ways as we've seen in the last few days especially. Of course, once he was swallowed up by the peloton I must admit it was pretty cool seeing Mark Cavendish take the sprint. I confess that I've never really been a big fan of him (certainly have respected his race results), but with the health issue he had, the fact that his dominance appeared to be waning, etc., I'm impressed by his ability to bounce back from adversity. Chapeau, Mark!