One benefit of convalescing - and less time on the bike ( 
) - MORE TIME FOR THE TOUR DE FRANCE!
Stage 1 suggests the opening stages in the Basque Country was a good idea.
SPOILER
What a fun opening day! Good for them!
(Confession, though: I’m officially swearing off the US/NBC feed for the world feed this year. Phil Liggett will always hold a special place in my 
, but ugh the US coverage… 
)
For those of you interested in the course details:
Hey that’s good stuff @Heretic. Thanks!
Some fun moments - lots of challenges for bonus points on hills and sprints. AND THE FRENCH WON THEIR OWN RACE (for a change).
Pogacar/Vingegaard already going at it…
Nice write up about Radio Tour’s Seb Piquet, who everybody - team directors, TV/radio announcers - relies on. This originally was in the Wall Street Journal behind a paywall, but apparently MSN has the right to reproduce it.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/the-voice-of-the-tour-de-france-is-also-its-eyes/ar-AA1e0EeQ
