Greig Leach

With the early break away safely tucked back into the peloton, it was time for others to try their hand (or wheels) at getting away from the peloton. Both Greg Van Avermaet (Ag2r-Citroen) and Olivier Le Gac (Jumbo-Visma) look back over their shoulders to see how much of a gap they were opening up on the chasing peloton. While that information might have pleased them, the fact that they had another 18 riders with them may have been a bit discouraging. It was nice to see Van Avermaet back on the front of a race again, although I do miss his golden helmet from when he was the reigning Olympic road racing champion.