Greig Leach

This group of five were stuck about halfway between the early breakaway and the peloton. There were some big names of the Tour pushing the pace as they rode up the Cote de Corronsac. The fans were thrilled to find Mathieu Van Der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Wout Van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) chasing a stage victory. They were joined in the effort by the ever-aggressive American Champion, Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek), Arnaud De Lie (Lotto) and Axel Laurance (Ineos-Grenadiers). It was funny to me that the gendarme is blowing his whistle as if that was going to calm the screeching fans beside him. I doubt they even heard him for all the noise they were making themselves.