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Tour de France Tour de France 2021, Stage 7: Vierzon – Le Creusot, 249.1 km

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This stage was way more interesting than I expected.
I dreaded the péloton treating this one as a day off on the bike, because this is the best long transitional stage ASO have greenlit in years, so I was desperate for the race to develop well because, for once, ASO had done everything they could to entice the bunch to action. I am ecstatic that the stage delivered because ASO might learn from it.
 
just as the commentators were talking about how intelligent carapaz was riding, he gets caught in the finish because he leaves his attack to 150 meters before the top of last climb ... truly 200 IQ

He went on the penultimate climb.

Can't really legislate for petty teams who are insignificant to the race deciding to chase you down