Chris Froome's rivals content not to take risks on treacherous stage 20

With rain lashing the roads towards Morzine, there was more to lose by attacking than there was to gain on stage 20 of the Tour de France

Romain Bardet was one of the riders happy to just defend his position on stage 20 of the 2016 Tour de France

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The Tour de France classification stars seemingly called a truce over the final climb of this year's race due to the treacherous conditions on the roads to Morzine and the strength of Sky, team of race leader Chris Froome.

Rain fell for much of the second half of the final mountain stage, spoiling any party on the Joux Plane climb and descent.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.