Updates on the 167km stage from Châtelaillon-Plage to PoitiersRace director Prudhomme tests positive for Covid-19Email Simon here or tweet @Simon_Burnton 2.57pm BST 80km to go: We are more than half way through today’s stage, and only minutes away from An Actual Thing, namely the category four climb to the Côte de Cherveux. 2.48pm BST 84km to go: The lead is being trimmed slightly, now down to 2min 25sec. They go through Saint-Gelais. There is a remote chance that the name rings a bell, from the popular 16th-century poet (as in, he was popular in the 16th century) Mellin de Saint Gelais. Mellin was apparently named after popular British fictional character Merlin. Sadly he was born in Angouleme, about 100km away from Saint-Gelais. Continue reading…
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