Tour de France Stage 4 - What (or WHO) makes a sprint too dangerous?

Phil Gaimon Cycling Podcast

If know you me, you know that I have a complicated relationship with pro cycling, where I gave it the best years of my life, it stabbed me in the back and shoved me out in my prime, but then launched me to a better life than I ever could have dreamed of. To be honest (other than when someone texted me that a friend was going to win the stage) I haven’t watched a bike race since 2016. I was always turned off by some doper in the pack or the commentary booth, but folks liked the podcast series, and a ton of you asked me to keep it going during the Tour. Maybe this will be healthy for me.

I have done hundreds of pro races, I know these guys and the teams and a lot of what’s going on and I have plenty of inside squawk and gossip. I’ll give you the summary, tell you what I’m seeing that might be a little different from what they’re saying on TV, but mostly I’m looking to enjoy it together.
The riders took advantage of the flat stage to rest their legs for tomorrow, which looks like a good one. All day we looked forward to the sprint, which sort of turned out to be a bummer. Watch the final 5k to see what I mean, or skip it altogether and save your popcorn for stage 5.
Check it out, please share it, leave comments, but lets see if we can enjoy it together. Links in profile (video and audio options)