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Hanging Around the Back TdFF22-9
It can be a bit risky hanging around the back of the peloton on a long flat stage. One never knows when a crash or crosswinds, or both, may split the peloton into pieces. And of course, that is what happen. I'm not sure why Urska Zigart (BikeExchange-Jayco) or Yulia Biriukova (Arkea) were back here. Perhaps Marit Raaijmakers (Human Powered Health) could be forgiven. She had already spent over 70 kilometers off the front. With the splits that happen, all of them lost minutes in the general classification. Lesson learned?