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Closest ever top ten in terms of time gap between first and tenth.
There has been some great racing, but sadly that'll be forgotten by the 'the Tour was dull' brigade.
There's been no whiff of a drug scandal (yet) either. Which makes a refreshing change over recent editions.
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Closest ever top ten in terms of time gap between first and tenth.
I wanted to do some quick stats on this a few days ago to try and work out how long the "tail" is, and how close times are in the middle. Curious if it would show Froome as an even more exceptional rider (which I suspect it will - there's more time between first and second than second and tenth).
But I couldn't be bothered to input the data.
All of that, and Adam Yates' ride over the three weeks, Porte looking like he might finally step up if he gets a less unlucky run, Pantano and Alephillipe beating each other into submission on the final stage.
So many good moments this year, even if history will record it as a procession