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Slow Down! TDF20-4
Several riders had already crashed on the wet twisty roads of the Alpes Maritime. Others had been trying to get the peloton to slow it down when Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) came up to Omar Fraille (Astana) he shouldn't have got any complaint, and yet he did. Fraille's pace had seen his own team leader slide off the road and into a sign on the treacherous, wet descent. Fortunately Miguel Angel Lopez did not seem to be hurt, but his bike was left in pieces. From here until the flat lands with just 15 kilometers to race, calm and safety took over the mindset of the peloton. Although there will still crashes, with an important one coming with just under three kilometers to race.
It will be interesting to see who handle their crashes best as tomorrow will be the earliest mountain stage in decades. Sore muscles, bad road rashes, and low morale could lose someone the Tour on just the second stage of the race.