Ben HEALY. 10 and praise. Attack race, from start to finish. Indomitable the 24-year-old Irish rider. Uncontainable like few others. Crazy like no one else. Ready, go and Ben is in shooting position. Off at full speed with Quinn Simmons (Lidl - Trek). The small great rider of EF Education – EasyPost races on the attack, on a day when the stage is tough. They go all out, all day long (average close to 46 km/h). He wins and climbs back up in the high zones (8th), where he hopes to stay, where blue is bluer and green is greener, but the yellow of sunflowers isn't bad either and not far off.

Quinn SIMMONS. 10. He also doesn't go with the brake on, quite the opposite. Ben only gets away from him in the finale, but in the end he takes the place of honor, as is right and proper. Tough and substantial race, for a rider who looks like a rocker and also plays very well.

Michael STORER. 9. The 28-year-old Australian from Tudor is a fighter who knows his limits well, but also knows how to read the days perfectly. Today he makes no mistakes and achieves a great result on a great day.

Eddie DUNBAR. 8. The Jayco AlUla Irishman is one of the great protagonists of the day. He enters the eight-rider breakaway and practically stays until the end. His comeback is important: good for everyone.

Simon YATES. 6. He's the experienced man that Jonas Vingegaard throws into the fray, even if in the end he collects very little.

Mathieu VAN DER POEL. 7. Struggles, lots of struggle. Fights, lots of fighting. Attacks, many attacks. In the end he arrives with legs crossed but there's a yellow jersey caressing his skin.

Tadej POGACAR. 6.5. Leaves the jersey for just one second. In the end he controls and lets go, without overdoing it. Without getting too agitated. Loses all jerseys (the polka dot goes to Wellens' shoulders), but he's not the type to suffer from cold. For tonight, even a tank top is enough for him.

Primoz ROGLIC. 6.5. In truth, the Slovenian loses 5" again today, but in the end he climbs back in the standings and is now 10th overall. In short, he may be in difficulty, but the Red Bull rider knows how to kneel, but he's not the type to bend.

Jonathan MILAN. 7. There's an intermediate sprint and he wins it: 20 points for the Friulian, who beats Van der Poel and Girmay. Jonny returns to the green jersey: four points more than Van der Poel.