Stage 4: Pinerolo to Valloire - Peaking

A mountain stage.

Tadej wants to get back his yellow.

So the plan is...

But never mind that.

Here comes Team Philosophe, in the midst of a leisurely discussion.

The diots of Valloire are superior, due to the addition of cabbage, says Gaius

It's still just a sausage, says Vello. I wonder if Belle will have found away to add sauce.

Sauce on a sausage inside a musette? says David. Could be messy.

She said she would try, says Vello. She hinted at garlic and anchovy.

I look forward to it, says Gaius.

Here comes Richard Carapaz, in the yellow.

Good luck with keeping the yellow! calls Vello.

Thanks! says Carapaz.

He zooms off.

I hear Tadej plans to get it back, says David. Could he be peaking too early?

We are all peaking too early, says Vello.

They ride on towards the first feeding station.

Belle is there, with musettes. She hands one to Vello

Terence and Sweetpea are standing on boxes. They have one musette each, with strict instructions.

Terence must hand his to David.

Sweetpea must hand his to Gaius.

They do it sucessfully.

Good lads, says David.

Watch out, it stinks! says Sweetpea.

That is encouraging, says Gaius. 

Sure enough, his diot is smothered in garlic and anchovy sauce.

Sweezus and Arthur roll up. Belle passes them their musettes.

Diots! says Belle. Enjoy! Where's your guy, Nicolo?

In my bad books, says Sweezus. He ran over a frog.

Deliberately, says Arthur.

Terence is listening.

Which one? asks Terence.

Dunno, says Sweezus. They all look alike. Bad luck, little buddy.

He rides off, chewing his sausage. What the fuck is this sauce?

Tadej is in a group on the final mountain climb, the famous col de Galibrier.

He attacks boldly. Vingegaard attempts to follow, but fails.

Tadej rockets down into Valloire, to regain the yellow.

Is he peaking too early?

Do we know what the plan was?

Whatever. He's had good legs today.