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To: Alex MG who wrote (255304)	7/8/2014 11:02:37 AM
From: Wharf Rat	of 542449

"This about sums it up" for tomorrow's Tour de France stage, too. When cobbles attack: The 2014 Tour features a dramatic twist By Andrew Hood Published Oct. 25, 2013 Not everyone in the peloton is unhappy with the inclusion of cobblestones in the 2014 Tour, but the GC riders do not fall into that category. Photo: Graham Watson \| www.grahamwatson.com Cobblestones are back for the 2014 Tour de France, and you could almost feel the tension fill the room as nervous GC candidates watched in growing gloom from their seats Wednesday in Paris as Tour officials confirmed their worst fears. Tour director Christian Prudhomme seemed to reveal the potential trap with relish, vowing that no stage during next year’s Tour will be predictable or boring. “Cobblestones are part of racing,” Prudhomme said Wednesday. “It’s appropriate they are featured in the Tour.” The cobbles are the real deal, with nine sectors totaling 15.4 kilometers of bumpy, potentially hazardous roads. The sectors are not the Arenberg trench or the Carrefour, but cobblestones are cobblestones. Read more at velonews.competitor.com

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