Greig Leach

It was most likely a fools errand but these five went out in a break away on a day earmarked for the sprinters. It looked like Nil Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe) was trying to get the rest to keep working together in hopes that they could get a bigger gap on the motivated peloton behind. I do wonder what Taco Van Hoorn (Intermache-Wanty Gobert) had to say in response. Leading the group was the ever present break away artist, Quinn Simmons (Trek-Segafredo) along with Mikkel Honore (Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl) and Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Victorious). Both Politt and Mohoric are the only members of the group who have won a stage of the Tour, a total of three between them. All of those wins have come from them going in a break away that made it to the end. It is unlikely either will repeat the feat today.