jpmurph

Stage two started out low key, the break went almost immediately and we settled into a nice temp. But after a couple hours, all hell broke lose. The roads of the netherlands are known for the “road furniture” and what have you, which made for an insane amount of crashes and close calls. At one point there was a crash from one side of the road to the other, I locked my brakes up, flew off my bike and miraculously landed on my feet! I couldn’t believe it. I ran back to my bike hoping it was ok, and began the chase back on. In the final I 10km I was right where I wanted to be to give the sprint a go, but I got a rear puncture. I got a quick wheel change from Nick but it was full gas and I couldn’t get back. I got close several times but as soon as I was just back on a big crash would split the field and I would find myself once again chasing. I arrived at the finish to see my buddy Tyler Farrar had won the stage and Cadel had earned himself the Pink Jersey! So tomorrow you will be seeing the BMC boys on the front. Looking forward to it.