Paris stage was a good surprise. Although I may not have said this if Pogatchar had won (nevertheless, I must congratulate him for trying, he didn’t need to), or if there had been a crash. They were on a razor’s edge, in spite of being more careful than usual. I wish the organiser could find a less risky way of going downhill, but that’s probably not possible.

Looking at maps and Google Streetview, the chosen downhill path is the most straightforward, and the easiest too. It actually looks much safer than when it is filmed by a camera just ahead of riders. The curves don’t look as bad as on TV. So perhaps just put a few big & high protections like those they started putting in places like the curves of the descents of the Cipressa and the Poggio on Milan–San-Remo, and it should be OK.