Tadej POGACAR. 10 out of 10. He's the man of numbers, records, and impossible challenges made possible. He's the man you know is there and rarely have to wait for. When he feels the call of victory, the Slovenian wins, he can't help but avoid it. He can't postpone what he can do today, even if he seems to want to contain himself, an exercise that is not his. On the Mûr de Bretagne, he captures his second gem in this Tour, which means his 19th world stage victory in the most prestigious race, the 13th for him this season in 29 days of racing. The 101st in his career, for someone who is always charging, it's just a number. Like the 60 victories this season for UAE Emirates. In short, numbers that make your head spin, while this guy pedals his legs like few others in the world, like very few in the history of cycling, which updates day by day under the blows of this never-tamed, never-satisfied phenomenon.

Jonas VINGEGAARD. 9. He's the only one who keeps Tadej in check and stays on his wheel, since the others are forgotten. The Dane pedals well, no crisis, no man out of condition. I look at him and he seems more in form than ever, and I can't understand what he left behind in the Caen time trial, perhaps because he was alone, perhaps because he's too used to having that guy right in front of his nose and not letting go for any reason.

Oscar ONLEY. 9. Bravo to this young English rider from Picnic. Really bravo, a true revelation of a Tour that already has small great phenomena and he's Oscar-worthy.

Felix GALL. 8. The Austrian from Decathlon remains in the mix until the end: and in a stage like this, that wasn't simple.

Matteo JORGENSON. 8. The American from Visma escorts Jonas perfectly and then stays there to cover his back.

Remco EVENEPOEL. 6.5. He gives the impression of being able to deliver a final blow, then takes a slap and bounces back.

Kevin VAUQUELIN. 7.5. The 24-year-old Frenchman now stations himself there, in what is becoming a comfort zone for him. He feels good, ready to unleash hell.

Jhonatan NARVAEZ. 9. In the finale, he catches Tadej and pilots him with strength and clarity. An action of an absolute top-level rider and since his level is this, he stays in the high zones.

Mattias SKJELMOSE. 5.5. These aren't finishes the Dane loves, indeed he digests them poorly.

Florian LIPOWITZ. 5.5. The German talent is more suited to big climbs, these short bursts throw him off.

Primoz ROGLIC. 5.5. Perhaps the stages he feared most are archived. From Monday, a whole different Tour begins, where he could even enjoy himself more.

Ben HEALY. 17. He doesn't have time to stick his nose in the high zones before immediately plummeting: to the ground, six kilometers from the finish, because of others.

Joao ALMEIDA. 17. He also ends up on the ground, overwhelmed by Bahrain. A bad blow, in every sense, for the Portuguese who was pedaling great and for Tadej who risks losing not a fundamental piece, but something more.

Mattia CATTANEO. 17. We were already few, we remain even fewer. We also lose the bergamasque, Evenepoel's faithful trusted man, due to ailments he had been carrying for two days.

Geraint THOMAS. 8. Full speed ahead, at sidereal velocity: the first three hours at 50 km/h, the final average over 48. The race arrives well ahead of the Tour's schedule, and the credit goes largely to five riders who tackle this stage head-on: Baudin, Thomas, Costiou, Cortina and Haller, the latter the first to surrender to cramps. Costiou first on the Mur de Bretagne, on the first of two passages and the last to give up: all very good.