Greig Leach

Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) finally got the better of all of the sprinters, too bad it was for the intermediate sprint and not the finale. However, he and the guys that finished second and fifth, Anthony Turgis (TotalEnergies) and Arnaud De Lie (Lotto-Dstny) are virtually tied behind the two leaders in the competiton for the Maillot Vert of best sprinter in this Tour. Finishing second in this sprint in Les Matellettes was Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) who closed in on the lead of Biniam Girmay (Intermache-Wanty) who took fourth. I doubt they went full gas since the real points are awarded at the finish line in another 96 kilometers time.