Le Tour de France 2016 - 2. Stage 2: Saint-Lô / Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

Behold today biking as Business

Focus on long, grey stretch of flat road

Way out in front are four bike bestrode

Gamblers. Care to lay bets on their Success?

The côte de la Glacerie will well end

Any thought of tedious toil or lack

Of a rousing finish. Teams hold back.

The maillot jaune may yet pass to Stuyven.

Sprint teams won’t win a finish uphill

GC teams will protect and conserve

A hybrid rider this stage will best serve

Classics contenders: Prepare to thrill!

Crowds beat on the barriers in town

As Tinkoff sweeps up Stuyven when they

Bring Sagan over the top. He stays

Sagaciously back, then bursts for the crown.