Hammer (Stage 1—Clermont-Ferrand > Clermont-Ferrand) The peloton takes the shape of a sledgehammer—dense and overwhelming on the narrow countryside roads. It’s bearing down on history—the first yellow jersey of this year’s race. Individual riders flash from the front in the hazy light of the early kilometers. But the mass of the pel…
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