Stage 14 | Sauveterre-de-Béarn - Larra-Belagua (156.2 km) | Tracking & Results
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Extraordinary. What the hell happened yesterday that he could come back from like that?
Bad legs, then when he saw he would drop out of contention intentionally lost more time and ride easy to be allowed up the road for stages
"His tank was empty". This is understandable, I've seen tonnes of leaders blow up towards the end of a grand tour. But none of them immediately bounced back to dominating the very next day.
This wasn't him missing the last few % or whatever, he got dropped from a 50+ peloton on the first climb, he had nothing yesterday. Can you remember any comeback ride remotely comparable?