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The first ten days of the TdF have been unusually brutal, marked by crashes and bad weather. Stars and GC favorites like Mark Cavendish, Chris Froome, and Alberto Contador have crashed out. If you have not been keeping up the Tour day-to-day, consider this Cyclingnews.com photo gallery and recap of the first ten days. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gallery-a-brutal-first-ten-days-of-the-tour-de-france
Probably the most controversial aspect of the Tour has been the inclusion of the cobbles on stage 5. The stage 5 misery was compounded by the bad weather. That combination was an answer to prayers for cyclocross and classics specialists like stage winner Lars Boom but was disastrous for many of the GC riders including crash victim Chris Froome. VeloNews ran a 36 image photo essay of stage 5 http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/07/gallery/gallery-lenfer-du-tour_335576 as well as an analysis asking if a cobbled stage is too dangerous for the Tour http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/07/news/roubaix-stage-risky-tour-de-france_335614
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