Originally Posted by
icemilkcoffee
I don't follow the TdF. I just don't understand how a rider who won 2 stages can be ranked 148 in the overall standings?
Pretty basic, over all position is based on elapsed time of each rider compared to all other riders. A bunch sprint out of peloton results in many riders getting similar times and even those in last place are not far behind. A mtn stage on other hand breaks apart peloton resulting in big time differences. Sprinters like Cavendish typically finish at back of such stages and lose significant time.