Greig Leach

None of this Tour had gone to script, so why should today be any different. I am not sure who went first, but is suspect it was Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) attacked on the bell lap and was quickly covered by Geraint Thomas (Ineos-Grenadiers). Given the presence of Thomas' teammate, Luke Rowe, I am inclined to think it was Ineos-Grenadiers who went on the offensive first. I am not sure that Jonas Vingegaard even saw this move, but he certainly didn't try and cover it. He knew full well that no one was going to gain over three minutes nor eight minutes in the final lap of the Tour de France. I am not sure why they did this, but it did make for a few minutes of exciting television before the final sprint to the finish in a ten minutes time.