Greig Leach

The main contenders road behind the Maillot Jaune wondering just how they were going to upset his lead of over five minutes in the general classification. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) has seemed invincible in the climbs through the Alps, and it doesn't seem as if the Pyrennes are going to be any different. He still has one last teammate, Rafal Majka, setting such a pace that none of those behind could launch an attack with just eight kilometers left to ride in the stage. On the wheel of Pogacar was Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) with his American teammate, Sepp Kuss. Behind that quartet, Jonathan Castroveijo (Ineos-Grenadiers) looks over at his leader, Richard Carapaz, seemingly asking, "What can we do?" Wilco Kelderman (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Ben O'Connor (Ag2r-Citroen) were two more left to follow the wheel of the probable winner of the 2021 Tour de France.