13:54 - More From Yvon Sanquer
“If race conditions permit, Alberto will want to go write his name on this stage, Yvon Sanquer told LeTour.fr this morning. “It is certain that the way things are done is important, but there’s also the reality of the objective. There are many ways to win the Tour, it can be done with or without stage wins, with great difference or not… and so on. But ultimately, what is remembered is victory.”
I wonder if that means he will attack Andy. I can’t imagine he does before the stage is all but finished just to be safe. But if he wants to wear himself out from the bottom I won’t stop him.
No points for Thor or Petacchi at the initial Sprint.
One more sprint point past the descent of 2nd Cat 1 today.