{"id":160106,"date":"2017-07-17T13:52:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T13:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=160106"},"modified":"2017-07-17T13:52:59","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T13:52:59","slug":"rest-day-fever-cool-news-world-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2017\/07\/17\/rest-day-fever-cool-news-world-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Rest Day Fever and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it! So, what did you miss?<\/strong>
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Bardet offers apology to Chris Froome<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Frenchman showed great sportsmanship today when he publicly apologized to the overall leader for the fans who booed Froome during Sunday\u2019s stage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard that Froome had been abused at times during yesterday\u2019s stage. I\u2019m sorry about that. He is a champion and he deserves respect. I respect him as a rival and he does not deserve this sort of treatment,\u201c the Ag2r La Mondiale rider told L\u2019Equipe.<\/p>\n

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Christopher Froome celebrates on the podium retaining the overall leader’s yellow jersey following the 15th stage of the 104th edition of the Tour de France, 16 July 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Froome himself didn\u2019t seem to be affected by the loud boos at all, though.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s to be expected if it is basically the home stage of Bardet. So it\u2019s understandable that all the locals here support him. The support has been great so far, and I want to thank the people who\u2019ve come out already,\u201d Froome commented on the incidents.<\/p>\n

Rest day fever<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It was long overdue!<\/p>\n

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Rest day needed… pic.twitter.com\/txlDgprPfT<\/a><\/p>\n

— Andre Greipel (@AndreGreipel) July 10, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n