Tour de France quotes: Cavendish rails on critics, Froome pleased with teamwork

It was expected the second Tour de France stage along the wind-swept coast of the Netherlands would be a tricky one for the peloton, and the weather proved to be the undoing of a number of overall contenders in the race. André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) celebrated his stage victory from a group of just 24 riders, while Fabian Cancellara (Trek) took over the race lead as the rest reflected on who was a winner and who lost out on the storm-swept stage.

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