Stage 11 was not unlike the previous flat stages. The only notable event was that Cavendish sprinted to victory in what was a considerably more impressive performance than his previous three stage wins.
Today’s stage 12 was unusual in that the breakaway (omigosh, wait for it) stayed away! Evidently the sprinters’ teams were not interested in exerting themselves before the upcoming difficult stages. Cavendish remarked after the stage that he’s now concentrating on winning the sprint in Paris, which is an understandable goal. Nicki Sorensen put together a great attack with almost 5k to go and soloed to the finish. Very nice.
Unfortunately, Levi and Cadel lost some GC time due to a crash late in the race. Hopefully they can get their act together for the last week and a half of the race.
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