Greig Leach

Mathieu Van Der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) has been on incredible form this Dauphine. Today he was out in the early breakaway yet again. As he neared the intermediate sprint point in Saint Michel de Maurienne, he jumped clear of his now erstwhile companions to claim the maximum points available. He could've put a lot less effort into the sprint since no one else even tried to challenge the wearer of the Maillot Vert. However, once he had the forty seconds over the others, he decided to press on. As far as the sprint points are concerned, he is now the virtual leader in the jersey that actually belongs to Tadej Pogacar. He has done what he can, now it all depends on where Tadej finishes on today's stage. Spoiler alert, Tadej took third, thus equaling Van Der poel's total. Unfortunately for his aspirations, the tie breaker goes to Tadej since he has won multiple stages and he hasn't won any.