Greig Leach

On the final climb of the day, and the Tour for that matter, Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ) had done everything he could to pull his team captain up the climb and the general classification. As he swung off the front he almost came to a complete stop such was his effort on behalf of David Gaudu. He was helped by some of the Basque fans who gave him a push until he could get going again. That is technically illegal, but since he didn't gain a real advantage the referee in the car behind him won't care. He can be pleased to know that is effort wasn't in vain. Gaudu finished fifth on the day and moved up to fourth on the GC.