Greig Leach

Without a breakaway nor much of a challenge out on the road, it was a rather chill start to today's stage. Everyone had some time to chat. Everyone had plenty of time for "nature breaks." With that, riders kept stopping and then coming back into the peloton. As the Maillot Jaune of Mathieu Van Der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) came back up to the tail of the peloton, he tapped Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) just to check in. The two are both Belgium sprinters, so I am sure this isn't the first time they have ever chatted. There was quite a bit of checking in going on today as the kilometers rolled slowly (comparatively). I do have to admit, the new Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe may be my new favorite team kit.