Tour de France: Dan Martin loses ground in crosswinds on stage 16

There are times when the host broadcaster's camerawork on the Tour de France can seem like an homage to Claude Lelouch's stylised film of the 1965 race, Pour un maillot jaune. Eighteen kilometres from the finish of stage 16, after the peloton had sped through Châteauneuf-sur-Isère, was one such occasion. The camera panned to the roadside and lingered for a few seconds on a field of brilliantly yellow sunflowers, their petals fluttering in the wind. No words needed.

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Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.