
Ben O’Connor drew a line under his own ambitions and buried himself for teammate Felix Gall in a role reversal that delivered AG2R Citroën a stage win at the Tour de France on Wednesday.
O’Connor had entered the Tour as team leader, aiming for a top ten finish but dreaming of more, but abandoned that plan after a tough start in the Basque Country where the Australian couldn’t pinpoint what had happened to the form that saw him finish third at the Critérium du Dauphiné.