It would be a massive surprise if the sprinters allow this one to get away. The day's break may as well be on a fishing hook.
The pan-flatlands of Les Landes into Bordeaux host the Tour for the 80th time. It's the race's most visited location outside Paris and has a long reputation for epic bunch sprints. The long, straight finish on the Quinconces quayside is ideal for a mass finish, although you have go back to Tom Steels in 1999 to find the last sprint win here.
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US Cyclocross Nationals: Andrew Strohmeyer wins first elite men's title in three-rider sprint
Eric Brunner takes silver medal one second back while Scott Funston earns another bronze -
US Cyclocross Nationals: Vida Lopez de San Roman's gamble to compete in elite women's race pays off with victory
18-year-old out-battles Katie Clouse for stars-and-stripes -
US Cyclocross Nationals: Henry Coote surprises men's U23 field with solo victory
Ivan Sippy second and Jack Spranger third in Louisville -
US Cyclocross Nationals: Katherine Sarkisov crashes at finish line with Cassidy Hickey to win chaotic U23 women's race
Two-up sprint leads to crash and relegation for Hickey, with mountain bike specialist Makena Kellerman taking silver
