MILLAR SAYS

‘ A Tour without visiting Pau is no Tour at all’ doesn’t quite have the same ring to it as the classic quip about the cheese-less meal but the feeling is the same. And for the overall win this is the last active rest day before the big push in the Pyrenees begins. They will quite gladly let the sprinters’ teams try to control things while they watch and wait. The thing is that everyone is getting tired and the early escape has to succeed one day. It’s often here.