Dunkerque day 4: Wind and hills take their toll
Today’s stage started out with a strong tailwind, which kept the speed very high and resulted in a high speed pile-up that took down several riders, including Will and myself. Will landed hard on his knee, which forced him to abandon. I was lucky and came out of it without any injuries.
As the race got closer to the finish, the hills and winds started to splinter the field. The final selection was made on the 1 km climb up “Cap Blanc Nez” ["white nose hill"] with 10 km remaining. Jason, Christophe and I finished together in a group about one minute down on the winner.
Tomorrow’s stage includes the Cap Blanc Nez climb six times. It will definitely be the toughest stage yet. If our luck holds out, the weather should again be nice, bucking the trend during this race. Asking for a calm day would be pushing it. We are on the coast of Northern France after all!
Slipstream stage 4 results
1. Pierrick Fedrigo 4:24′30″
42. Christophe Laurent +1′18″
43. Blake Caldwell +1′18″
47. Jason Donald +1′18″
95. Martijn Maaskant +8′32
99. Tom Danielson +8′32
126. Steven Cozza +10′49″
136. Michael Friedman +10′49
DNF William Frischkorn
Slipstream GC
1. Stéphane Augé 18:14′39″
39. Christophe Laurent +3′48″
65. Blake Caldwell +4′01″
74. Jason Donald +5′11″
88. Martijn Maaskant +11′02
89. Tom Danielson +11′02
109. Michael Friedman +13′19″
124. Steven Cozza +13′32
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