Greig Leach

The youngest and the only first time Tour rider in the break was Nielson Powless (EF Pro Cycling). It may have been his youthful vigor, or the fact that today is his birthday, but he definitely had the legs to go on the attack from the break on the final climb of the day. As they hit the steeper section of the Col de la Luscette, it was only Nicolas Roche (Sunweb) who had the legs to go with the American's attack. Was Powless about to give himself a Tour de France stage victory as a birthday present?