Froome Watch, I

The Giro riders just passed through our town, Nederhorst den Berg, less than ten minutes ago. They were preceded by a four or five man breakaway, which meant that Christopher Froome's Team Sky had to set the pace, in order to defend team leader Bradley Wiggins' pink jersey. And who was at the very head of the peloton, doing his job? Yes indeed. Last night I sent him a warning over Twitter about the bumpy section of road right in front of our house, and it looks he took it to heart.
Update: Not really news for those who watched the stage into Utrecht, but here's Chris's Tweet after finishing 181st, 4.19 minutes behind the winner:
"That was absolute carnage!! Literally bodies EVERYWHERE"
Indeed, lots of ugly crashes. One of these, near the end, put Chris's leader, Wiggins, half a minute behind the lead pack, meaning that the hard work the team did at the head of the peloton all day to defend the pink jersey was for nothing.