With one final sprint stage left at this year's Tour de France coming in Nîmes on Tuesday, it was no surprise to see a cluster of fastmen battling to carry on in the race as the time cut loomed on the stage 15 summit finish at the Plateau de Beille.
Stage 5 winner Mark Cavendish was among the sprinters to complete the second half of the weekend's Pyrenean double-header in the nick of time, completing the 197.7km stage 1:47 ahead of the cut.
