Tour de France, Stage 17. Norwegian fans celebrate another Boasson Hagen victory Today - despite more moaning by the Schlecks - I’m going to focus on the stage win and on one, Edvald Boasson Hagen - Eddy the Boss, according to Geraint Thomas. This is the young Norwegians second stage win of the Tour, and Norway’s fourth (Thor Hushovd with the other 2). EBH’s two victories are Team Sky’s total, ensuring a successful campaign for the British team, even if it might only have come at the expense of losing their GC contender, Bradley Wiggins. So what about Eddy the Boss? He was in contention yesterday - narrowly missing out after he let Hushovd out-sprint him - and has been a regular feature in the breakaways since Wiggins’ departure. Pre-Tour de France, we were told that he was still recovering from a bout of shingles, but he seems not to have been affected by this and is becoming a real star of both this Tour, and of Team Sky. Since he’s already won a stage, EBH has already featured on this “pic of the day” thing, so I thought I’d feature the Norwegian fans, hundreds of whom made the journey to Italy today, to revel in another Scandinavian victory.

Tour de France, Stage 17. Norwegian fans celebrate another Boasson Hagen victory

Today - despite more moaning by the Schlecks - I’m going to focus on the stage win and on one, Edvald Boasson Hagen - Eddy the Boss, according to Geraint Thomas.

This is the young Norwegians second stage win of the Tour, and Norway’s fourth (Thor Hushovd with the other 2). EBH’s two victories are Team Sky’s total, ensuring a successful campaign for the British team, even if it might only have come at the expense of losing their GC contender, Bradley Wiggins.

So what about Eddy the Boss? He was in contention yesterday - narrowly missing out after he let Hushovd out-sprint him - and has been a regular feature in the breakaways since Wiggins’ departure. Pre-Tour de France, we were told that he was still recovering from a bout of shingles, but he seems not to have been affected by this and is becoming a real star of both this Tour, and of Team Sky.

Since he’s already won a stage, EBH has already featured on this “pic of the day” thing, so I thought I’d feature the Norwegian fans, hundreds of whom made the journey to Italy today, to revel in another Scandinavian victory.