Lucky break @letour ?

Yesterday's stage of le Tour was a superb spectacle again. Watching Froomdog (there, I've said it) extend his lead means there is only one option for Contador and co: attack! Today's stage to Alpe d'Huez should be a genuine epic.

But the battle at the top is not going to be the only story remembered for yesterday's stage. Enter Jean-Cristophe Peraud who has just written himself into tour history. For those who may have missed it, Jean managed to fracture his collar bone while out practicing on the course.
In massive discomfort, he made it to the start line - superbly observing rule 5 in the process - and proceeded to race.
He was in the process of posting a very good time too, right up until he hit the deck again with 3km to go. Landing on the same, already broken, collar bone and in front of his family who'd selected that very place to cheer him on, Jean's tour was now over. Bugger.

Oui, it hurts there to

But in the process Jean has now become a household name and will forever be remembered as the guy who rode on only to crash again.
Rather like Johnny Hoogerland's appointment with a barbed wire fence a couple of years ago, Jean has embodied the spirit of le tour, demonstrated what a hard sport it is and secured himself a good few after dinner speaking slots in the process.

Grim...

So, is it actually a lucky break for Jean? Well, I bet he doesn't feel like it is at the moment but I'm sure he'll eventually see the benefit. Chapeau.