- Updates from the 126.5km stage from Saint-Jean-De-Maurienne to Tignes
- ‘It was Geraint’s decision’, says Egan Bernal after attack on stage 18
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They’re obviously biased, but have a point …
Impossible conditions in the final part of the stage. The riders have stopped at Val d’Isère and will now head to the finish by car #TDF2019 pic.twitter.com/eynnwZIDzG
Bradley Wiggins, speaking on Eurosport, is suggesting they could have continued through, or resumed following the affected area.
There is a case to be made for neutralising the race, and then continuing afterwards. The perilous descent, and the speeds involved, surely played a part in the decision. The organisers needed to get them to stop riding as soon as possible. It’s such a hard one, and the fallout will be fascinating. It’s a decision that could cost Alaphilippe the Tour – you have to feel for him. I say again, he was almost freefalling down the mountain. Imagine if he’d fallen round one of the hairpins, and then later found the downhill wasn’t even technically part of the race.
