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After an opening week of nonstop racing across France, from west to east, plus two demandingly wet, cold days in the Alps, 19 riders had quit the Tour de France before the first rest day, in Tignes. The second week, which included the brutal climbing stage over Mont Ventoux, long hot days in the Midi, and the first two Pyrenean stages, saw 20 more riders leave the race. So, by the second rest day, in Andorra, the total number of lost boys was 39.
Here is the alphabetical rundown on all these riders, what were their expectations, how they were racing, and why they left the Tour.
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