Greig Leach

Simon Yates (BikeExchange-Jayco) was the only guy to go through the intermediate sprint with a better time than Rohan Dennis. Yet as he made this climb up rise to the line in Montlucon he slipped away from the times of both Dennis and Simon Yates, finishing third at the line. He was to drop to fifth on the day, but he was the only general classification rider to hold is own to the onslaught of Primoz Roglic and the rest of the Jumbo-Visma squad. His twin brother Adam (riding on a different team) wasn't able to match Simon's performance.