Sunday, July 15, 2012

Tacky Way To End Stage 14 Of The Tour

((HT: NBC/NBCSN/Tour de France))

There are ways to make political statements during sporting events...

This was one of the more cowardly and, possibly, hazardous things that could have ever gone down.

Defending champ Cadel Evans was one of the 30 or so riders that had to change tires on the fly. But there was a moment of sportsmanship in the Stage when the holder of the yellow jersey, Brit Bradley Wiggins, called the peloton (the main group) to a stop until Evans and other contenders could get back on two sound wheels to finish the run.

Here's the recap...

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The riders hit the Pyrenees tomorrow as the tour has another week or so left...

The HQ wonders just how many more of these incidents will happen before the end of the race...

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