Greig Leach

Once everyone from the break away had been caught with just over seven kilometers to go, it was time for others to see if they could escape off the front. The first to try was Victor Campenaerts (Lotto-Dstny) who was joined in the effort by the new British National Champion, Fred Wright (Bahrain-Victorious). Christophe Laporte (Jumbo-Visma) wasn't having it. It fell to the Frenchman on the Dutch team to chase down these moves in hopes that his teammate, Wout Van Aert, would be able to win the sprint to the line in Limoges. Laporte would shortly be aided by members of Alpecin-Deceuninck in defense of their teammate in the Green Jersey, Jasper Philipsen.