Greig Leach

On the way up the final climb, the Cote de la Roche-aux-Faucons, Remoc Evenepoel (Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl) jumped clear of the chasing peloton. Evenepoel is known for going on long solo efforts to win a race. Today he left it rather late for his normal standards. He actually tapped his head to tell us all that he knew he was racing smart today. He picked up and dropped each member of the early break away. It was only Bruno Armirail (Groupama-FDJ) who could hold the young Belgium riders wheel. Yet he to was eventually dropped as the pair got within twenty kilometers left to race. Those of you who fish should get where I was coming from with this title.