Greig Leach

I find the title very witty, even if you don't. Problem is Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) wasn't able to get second, only third on the stage. The does mean that he grabbed the last bonus seconds on offer. He did get a bit of a gap on Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), so now the Dane only has nine seconds on the Slovenian. Behind these two is the fading James Shaw (EF Education First)/ He did hang onto seventh of the stage, however. So at the end of the 138 kilometer stage, and the brutal climb up the Grand Colombier, Pogacar was only able to cut his deficit in half. He now trails Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) by just eight seconds. It should be a very exciting couple of days in the Mountains starting tomorrow.