Tenth on a difficult and tense stage, fifth overall and with two of his leading contenders losing time – Chris Froome (Team Sky) could hardly have hoped for a better opening two stages at this year’s Tour de France.
No contender would take satisfaction from his rivals crashing, of course, but Froome and his teammates will be justifiably content with their own race, while Alberto Contador – who crashed for the second time in two days – and Richie Porte both lost time.
Froome survived the melee on stage 2 to Cherbourg-En-Cotentin, taking 10th behind stage winner and new race leader Peter Sagan (Tinkoff), with Contador conceding 48 seconds and Porte 1:45 after an late puncture.
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"I think the stage went well. The main objective was to stay up front and not lose any time. That worked out well for us," Froome said rather modestly after his post-stage warm-down.
"They’re pretty significant gaps but it’s of course too early to count them out. The Tour will be won and lost by minutes sometimes so these gaps are still insignificant."
True, the race will not be won on a blustery and wet stage in northern France, but today’s action may well prove to be significant in the grand scheme of things.
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