In stage 3 in the Tour de France, the riders had to go over cobblestones that are usually saved for the spring classics Paris-Roubaix and Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders). The riders were not too happy about this, and an overall contender, Iban Mayo, crashed and lost almost 4 minutes to Lance because of that. Here are some quotes pertaining to them:
"Cobbles are for Paris-Roubaix, not the Tour de France. They're not going to put any mountains in Paris-Roubaix next year are they [Paris-Roubaix is always flat]?"
--Tyler Hamilton
"We're bike riders, we should ride on the road and not be gladiators. If someone loses it [crashes] in front of you, you run over him and you crash."
--Jens Voight
Source: VeloNews (velonews.com).
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