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Tour notebook: Reading Oleg’s mind, LeMond’s Sky doubts
- Updated: July 18, 2016
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Our Tour de France reporters already bring you the biggest stories and best analyses every day. But what of the notes they scrawl in the margins, those little bits of gossip and narrative that are as much a part of the Tour as Chris Froome and the color yellow, but which rarely see the light of day? You’ll find those here.
Notes from the margins
Sagan “cannot read mind of Oleg” During the first week of the Tour de France, Tinkoff team owner Oleg Tinkoff said if Peter Sagan “wins two more stages, I will stay in cycling.” Tinkov said he’s ending his sponsorship of the team, but has made a few veiled comments to suggest he is having second thoughts. Well, Sagan’s held up his end of the bargain. When asked if Tinkov would keep the team, Sagan retorted: “No one can see inside the head Oleg. You have to ask him.”
Cannondale – Drapac last in prize money race So far, the Tour de France has dished out 645,750 euros ($715,200) in prize money through wins and placings through the first two weeks of racing. Leading the tally is Tinkoff, with 87,850 euros ($97,298). Dimension Data and Etixx – Quick-Step are second and third, with 76,990 euros and 57,790 euros, respectively. Sky is sixth, with 39,010 …
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