Welingelichte Kringen

Nog steeds worden Mollema en Ten Dam zelden genoemd als serieuze kandidaten voor de eindzege in de Tour. Volgens de niet-Nederlandse volgers gaat Froome winnen, of anders Contador of de Columbiaan Quintana. Maar op deze 14e juli besteedt de officiële site van de Tour zowaar een keer aandacht aan Neerlands hoop. Nog niet om uit te spreken dat ze kanshebber zijn, maar toch... “After yesterday, I felt that I recovered well," said Bauke Mollema after stage 14. "It was nice to have an easier final today ahead of Mont Ventoux.”His team-mate Laurens Ten Dam is also in the top five overall and the Dutch pair are going to do all they can to take back some of the time they have lost to Froome in the first 14 stages. “It was not easy today with the climbs at the start of the stage and almost every team fighting to make it in the escape," said Ten Dam in Lyon after yesterday's stage. "Once the escape went, the race settled down for us. My legs are feeling great and I hope to do well tomorrow on Mont Ventoux.”