Not Letting Us Go TdFF24-2
There was little chance of a breakaway going the distance today, but that didn't stop some from trying. With 100 kilometers to race Iurani Blanco (Laboral Kutxa-Fundacion Euskadi) looked back to find the peloton closing in. She had gone off the front and build about a twenty second advantage with her companions Gaia Masetti (AG Insurance-Soudal) and Agnieszka Skalniak-Sojka (Canyon/SRAM) before the peloton decided they weren't going to be allowed to ride away. It is much easier on the teams of the sprinters to keep the race together than it is to chase a breakaway down at the end of the stage.