Greig Leach

Derek Gee (Israel-Premier Tech) was the first to open up his sprint followed quickly by Tom Pidcock (Ineos-Grenadiers). The pair got beat to the line by Anthony Turgis (TotalEnergies). Turgis' win makes the third stage won by a Frenchman this Tour. It is also the fifth first time Tour win this year. Or sixth if you want to count the one guy, Biniam Girmay, who has won two stages, but they were the first he has ever won in the Tour. This has been a Tour of first, for riders, for teams with the notable exception of Mark Cavendish's 35th Tour stage win earlier this week. Just off the podium, and barely in the frame of this artwork, is Alex Aranburu, the Spanish Champion on Movistar. His team had three men in the break for most of the day, so it is even more frustrating for him that he couldn't finish it off at the line in Troyes.