Greig Leach

Sam Bennett (Deceuninck-Quick Step) was able to hold off a charging Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal), barely, to take his first stage win in Ile de Re! While he got maximum points in the quest for the Maillot Jaune, Peter Sagan's (Bora-Hansgrohe) third place was enough to keep Sagan in the sprinter's jersey. Lurking in the background is Elia Viviani (Cofidis) who took third on the day, but there was a lot of daylight between him and the three podium finishers. Ewan's bike throw came very, very close to giving him his second stage win of this Tour and his fifth Tour win of his career. Sagan is still looking for his first stage, but his hold on green is narrow but fairly firm.