Greig Leach

It isn't so much a surprise that Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Jakob Fuglsang (Israel-Premier Tech) had the legs to get into a break away, it is that the peloton let them get away. Quinn Simmons (Trek-Segafredo) was the unknown in the trio, it is his first appearance in the Tour. He is also the youngest rider in the race. Although we have come to expect that the young new guard are the ones to light up the Tour. Think the young man Tadej Pogacar (UAE-Team Emirates) who is the two time defending winner of the Tour and the current wearer of the Maillot Blanc of best young rider.