Yeah, I just made that pun. And I'm sticking by it. The back-to-back TdSuisse champion, Rui Costa, got his 2nd win in the Alps today in the fairly grueling stage 19. After Pierre Roland went out to win himself the Polka Dot jersey by hitting most of the climbs first, Costa caught him on the final climb and cruised to the win. The peleton was 8:40 back. No major shakeups in the overall, though Daniel Navarro jumped himself in to the top 10.
He may have Rui-ned Pierre Roland's day. Boom, 2 for 2 on puns.
One more big day in the mountains, with a nice uphill finish, and then they can all coast in to Paris on Sunday evening. With a 100-point lead, and 3 sprint spots left in the race, Sagan has pretty much wrapped up that Green jersey for a 2nd consecutive year. The Polka Dot is still very up for grabs with 6 categorized climbs tomorrow. Nairo Quintana looks pretty solid in the White, with a 10 minute lead and only more climbs, his specialty.
Other Notes
Up to 28 withdrawals, including several today and I'm sure a few tomorrow. How heart-wrenching it must be to make it through this much TdF and not see the finale in Paris.
Parting Thoughts: I missed Parting Thoughts yesterday, in my very very brief summary. So to the anonymous commenter I give you this gift of one of the finest pieces of music ever composed:
Parting Thoughts 2: Just be glad I didn't Rick Roll you...
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