Nuits-Saint-Georges

In the dining room, sommelier Marine Conn recommended 2017 Clos des Porrets St-Georges, a storied Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru wine from Burgundy.

On Stage 7, Boasson Hagen lost to Marcel Kittel by mere millimeters in a photo finish at Nuits-Saint-Georges.

At Nuits-Saint-Georges, he had come within an infinitesimal six millimetres of beating Marcel Kittel; to add to his team’s frustration, Steve Cummings had fallen foul of Sky’s tactics at Peyragudes when set for the win.

The distance, in millimeters, that separated Stage 7 winner Marcel Kittel and second-placed Edvald Boasson Hagen in their photo-finish in Nuits-Saint-Georges on Friday.

Kittel’s sprint train had the dominant position as they barrelled towards the finish line in Nuits-Saint-Georges, but the veteran rider Mark Renshaw guided Boasson Hagen to the front expertly.