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Losing Touch PN22-11
I always feel bad painting riders slipping off the back of the peloton, seemingly having the race go away from them. With 32 kilometers left in the stage, Ethan Hayter (Ineos-Grenadiers) was struggling to hold onto the stretching tail of the peloton. Just ahead, Stefan De Bod (Astana Qazaqstan) wasn't fairing much better. I did feel better (spoiler alert), when Hayter managed to finish the stage inside of the top ten. All the more impressive since it was a mass sprint up a two kilometer rise to the line.