Greig Leach

Everytime either Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) or Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) would attack, and the other covered it, Geraint Thomas (Ineos-Grenadiers) would get dropped. And everytime he would slowly work his way back to the two leaders just ahead of him on the general classification. Once the pair of them were joined by Vingegaard's teammate Sepp Kuss, there was an easing of the pace and a relative truce. Naturally, Thomas saw that as a great opportunity to attack on teh Col de Spandelles. Obviously, neither responded too quickly, they knew he would be pulled back. Even if he wasn't he wouldn't gain an over five minute advantage on these two.