Greig Leach

This is the second time I have seen the Malliot Jeune of Chris Froome (Team Sky) standing on the side of the road fiddling with his bike while he waits for the mechanic. This, however, was a little more serious than the puncture of Stage 4. Both Froome and Alessandro Vinotti (Astana) took a tumble into the high weeds at the side of the road, fortunately both were able to get back on a bike and continue racing. Another tradition of the pro peloton, is that the GC men and their teams will sit up (cut back the pace) and wait for the Malliot Jeune to rejoin the peloton. If their is a break up the road they are not expected to wait, so it played to their advantage that the peloton waited for Froome, it insured that one of their number would take the honors at the finishing line in Poisy.