Puncture in final straight leaves Elia Viviani disappointed in Tour de France sprint


Elia Viviani (left) missed out due to a puncture on stage seven (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Deceuninck-QuickStep produced the perfect demonstration of how to set up their sprinter for a bunch final in Chalons-sur-Saône, only to see the hard work they’d put in over six hours thwarted when Elia Viviani punctured as the peloton swept around the final turn 1,700 metres from the finish.