They would no doubt have laughed until the end of the night at this improbable success.
This Tuesday, the 16th stage of the Tour de France returned to Hugo Houle.
This is the story of a 31-year-old Quebecer, who has never won a race on the World Tour before, who, one Tuesday of terrible heat, set off alone 40 km from the finish without we don't know why or how.
His breakaway and teammate Michael Woods seemed much better equipped to face the terrible wall of Péguère and snatch victory from Foix, but no matter.
“They left me a gap, and I said to myself
, come on, I'm going for it.
It was my dream since he left us.
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