The opening week of the Tour de France is 'as close to gladiatorship as it gets', says Jens Voigt
Jens Voigt says the first week of the Tour de France is comparable to «gladiatorship» and that it is «one step away from a matter of life and death». The second and third stages in Denmark and the following two day sections in northern France are vulnerable to strong crosswinds which adds to the risk that will already arise from venturing down narrow cobbled streets. Ad/> Two-time yellow jersey wearer Voigt is predicting chaos and that many in the field will fall early on.