Dennis was the last rider to cross the line at the summit of Ax 3 Domaines on Saturday,♉ 38 minutes down on winner Chris Froome (Sky) and seven minutes behind the gruppetto, after paying for his efforts in the opening week. The young talent had forced his way into📖 the Tour team with a strong showing at June’s Critérium du Dauphiné.
“Having the opportunity to ride my first Tour at my age was incredible and a huge honour,” Dennis said. “I would have liked to make it a little🌞 longer in the race but now it’s time to go home and rest an𒀰d recover. I'm very thankful for the support of my team and I know the guys will continue to do a great race.”
In a statement released on Sunday morning, Garmin-Sharp paid tribute to the neo-professional Dennis’ eff💮orts in the opening week and said that his participation in the race would have been reviewed on the Tour’s first r🌳est day on Monday in any case.
“We wanted to get him through the first rest day and we're only a day short of that. He did a fantastic job here and we're proud of how he rode for the team,” the Garmin-Sharp statement said. “Now he'll go home, rest, recover, and focus on the rest of his season with the benefit of having ridden his first Tour de France.”
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