Chris Froome shrugs off Tour de France time loss on Mur de Bretagne

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Team Sky's Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas ride side by side during stage 5 at the Tour de France

Team Sky's Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas ride side by side꧋ during stage 5 at the Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images)
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Chris Froome (Team Sky) in the bunch during stage 6 at the Tour de France

Chris Froome (Team Sky) in the bunch dur🐎❀ing stage 6 at the Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images)
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Team Sky lined out during stage 6 at the Tour de France

Team Sky lined out during🍷 stage 6 at the Tour de France🧔 (Image credit: Getty Images)
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Geraint Thomas gained time on overall leader Greg Van Avermaet during stage 6 at the Tour de France

Geraint Thomas gained time 🍨on overall leader Greg Van Avermaet during stage 6 at the Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images)
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Geraint Thomas in the bunch during stage 6 at the Tour de France

Gerai💜nt Thomas in the bunch during stage 6 at the Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images)

The Mur de Bretagne is ofteౠn referred to as the Alpe d'Huez of Brittany, and although the two-kilometre effort can't shape the like its Alpine cousin, it nevertheless provides some interesting clues. Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida), Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) a♒nd Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) all suffered here in the first week of the 2015 Tour, while Andy Schleck lost time on the previous visit in 2011.

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