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Spare a thought for the sprinters: With five stages left, the Tour de France is now an uphill battle for the fast men
It's stage 17 of the Tour de France, and the race is pretty much over for sprinters. That's it, job done. There will almost definitely not be another bunch sprint at the Tour until next July. There is no Paris stage this year to worry about. Feet …