Greig Leach

I have truly enjoyed Christian Vande Velde's commentary from the back of the motorcycle from the middle of the race. I have been looking for the right image to catch him with my paintbrush and feel pretty good about this one. He and his driver had pulled over to watch the leaders as they were climbing up to the summit of the Cormet de Roselend. Lenny Martinez (Bahrain-Victorious) had managed to get over the first climb first in his quest to reclaim his Maillot a Pois. He was joined in the effort by Primoz Roglic (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) and Valentin Paret-Peintre (Soudal-Quick Step). Both of them were after a stage win. Perhaps, Roglic was also looking to reclaim the title of team leader back from his young teammate Florian Lipowitz. I admit I don't understand why he is being allowed to do this (he may not be). Lipowitz sits in third place and is wearing the Maillot Blanc of best young rider, but he only has fourteen seconds on his nearest rival for both honors.