Tour Tidbit du Jour - 7/20/2011

French rider Thomas Voeckler kept his yellow jersey for another day, which is something for his countrymen to be proud, however there is still the lack of stage wins for any Frenchman, when they are the most represented nationality in the Tour. There were 45 French riders to start the Tour, and have no stage wins to their credit. Meanwhile, Norway only has two riders representing it, but already has 4 stage wins: Thor Hushovd and Edvald Boasson Hagen each have 2. When asked about the lack of French representation, Voeckler offered up his take on human nature:

"People are never happy. Last year, we got six stage victories and we were questioned why we were nowhere on GC, this year it's the opposite."