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Video: Peter Sagan's helping hand as riders grind to halt in strong winds

Double trouble for members of autobus on long climb at Tour de San Luis

A video shot by fans at the Tour de San Luis on Tuesday shows riders struggling up the day’s final climb as they were buffeted by extremely strong winds, some grinding to a halt altogether.

The 16 kilometre ascent to Filo Sierras Comechingones has an average gradient of 7.8 per cent but must have seemed much more to the cyclists at the rear if the race whenever the road took them into the wind head-on.

Video: Peter Sagan channels his inner John Travolta

Nicknamed ‘the autobus,’ it’s not often you get to see pictures from this end of the race, with TV cameras concentrating on the battle for the stage win further up the road.

There’s a camaraderie among those who just want to get through the climb inside the time limit – exemplified here by Peter Sagan giving a helping hand to Androni-Sidermec sprinter Francesco Chicchi.

both would finish the stage almost half an hour behind the day’s winner, Astana’s Miguel Angel Lopez.

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mogrim | 9 years ago
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Another day, another arse to touch. 

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auke | 9 years ago
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I could think of another reason to be behind someone in strong headwinds...

 

 

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willythepimp | 9 years ago
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Sagan is difinately proving himself to be the kind of champion that road cycling deserves.

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flathunt | 9 years ago
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Jings, that looks miserable (though not as tough as the Col du Westferry Circus).

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