He came agonizingly close to doing it this year when he was pipped on the finish line in Bordeaux before a crash on stage eight forced him to abandon with a broken collarbone
Adatsala pang'ono kuchita izi chaka chino pomwe adafika pamzere wotsilizira wa mpikisano ku Bordeaux isanachitike ngozi atafika mu gawo lachisanu ndi chitatu yomwe idamukakamiza kuti asiye atavulala mafupa a phewa lake.