The finale of the first stage of the Tour de France delivered unexpected surprises with most of the contenders for a significant final classification position being cut off by an echelon.

Among the penalized riders were Primoz Roglic, Florian Lipowitz and the entire Bora Hansgrohe team. With team director Enrico Gasparotto accepting questions and, as is his habit, not seeking excuses: "Simply, the guys were asleep. We talked about that section, the wind, and its related dangers on the bus this morning, then before the race and also during the race. But they were caught by surprise. And tonight there will be nothing to say, I think we are all aware of the opportunity we wasted: Roglic and Lipowitz lost the chance to gain time on Remco, Meeus lost the possibility of fighting for the stage victory and the yellow jersey. Of course, we've taken an important lesson. Hopefully, receiving it in the first stage will help us in the rest of the race".