Sometimes those really long stages with the eventual mass sprint finish just need something to liven them up. Intermediate sprints seem to do for many stages, and the recent changes in the tour de France have certainly helped.

What they really need is something that will not only bring life to those interminable days , but might also develop a different breed of specialist within the peloton.

In the recent Tour D'isle de Lewis they have found the answer.

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