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- - Van Aert saying this was his last realistic chance before the mountains and then delivering is peak Wout. If heâs already sprinting like this, canât wait to see what he does on those punchy mountain finishes later in the week.
- - Interesting contrast with stageyesterdayâs break survives, today the teams donât give them an inch. Bahrain, Tudor, and Visma clearly learned their lesson. Reinderink looked lively though â Soudal are getting him in the right moves.
- - Feel a bit bad for INEOS there â Tarling had the legs but that move totally boxed in Godon. Classic chaos in the final kilometre. Still, Hofstetter sneaking into second was impressive given how Visma controlled everything.
- - What a clinic from Visma | Lease a Bike. Affiniâs lead-out was ice-cold and Van Aert finished it off perfectly. You can tell heâs sharpening up for the Tour â picking his moments, staying patient, then boom. Also, shout-out to Armirail for that monster pull with 3 km to go.
- - Quinn Simmons deserved the winâbreak had real horsepowerâbut Iâm already excited for the next stages. If Visma gets their preferred scenario (smaller break), Woutâs right there for a proper shot. Great read, thanks Gauthier!
- - The honesty from Wout is refreshing. Asking the team to trust him in the morning, then paying it back with legs in the finaleâeven if itâs only for 11thâsays a lot. Paris-Roubaix winner doesnât need to prove anything, but this shows the engine is back online.
- - That was a textbook âtoo many in the moveâ scenario. Pairs up the road and half the peloton missing itâno way you bring that back without full cooperation. Still, Visma did a massive pull and Wout finished it off with the bunch sprint. Encouraging signs.
- - Loved seeing Wout smiling again. Winning the bunch sprint after the TTT struggles shows the form is coming. If he keeps building like this, the next real chance could turn into a win. Break was just stacked today.
- - The management changes are big news, but I like his perspective: day-to-day is about riders, DS, and coaches. Still, saying heâll miss Guercilena shows maturity. If he keeps showing this level after his altitude block, I donât see how they leave him off the Tour roster.
- - Interesting that Wednesday wasnât even his target stage. Sometimes the best wins come when youâre not forcing it. If Lidl-Trek is taking Ayuso and Skjelmose for GC, a Simmons in this kind of form feels like a perfect engine for break stages and tough transitional days in July.
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