Egan BERNAL. 10 and praise. It's clear there's a bitter taste in the mouth, not because Egan won, on the contrary, I'm personally very happy, but because he deserved to win in a different climate and I'm clearly not referring to the rain. The Pro-Pal protesters, the riders slow down, swerve and brake: they jolt. This is not the right way to do one's job, because I want to inform the protesters, this is their job. I understand the demonstration, I understand the even sacred desire to draw attention, but here not only is a race ruined, but athletes are also at risk of being harmed, who have become mobile targets for them, for me today "noble". For the Colombian, a victory that had been missing for four years, the 22nd of his career, the first at the Vuelta. He deserved, they deserved a different treatment.

Mikel LANDA. 9. The same applies to Egan and the same goes for the entire group, even for the most delayed, who today are in any case all first at the finish line of my heart. Landa does Landa, but he could do it better, perhaps. Obviously the sprint is clearly won by the Colombian and most likely the result would not have changed even 8 kilometers further ahead, but this is not the ideal climate to race.

Brieuc ROLLAND. 7.5. The French rider arrives a handful of seconds from the two escapees. Avant-garde race. Escape race: to quote Gianni Mura, cyclists are the only ones who can run away without being accused of cowardice.

Clement BRAZ AFONSO. 9. Enters the day's breakaway, in the group of five who essentially decide the race, then the 25-year-old French rider remains in command with Bernal and Landa, but punctures. Damn!

Bob JUNGELS. 7.5. Good race, always in the thick of things, before giving up a bit.

Andrea BAGIOLI. 6.5. He's feeling good and it shows, it's been visible for a while. He throws himself into the breakaway and remains in the high zones, as long as he can.

Giulio PELLIZZARI. 7. Stays there, well present with the big names and gains a position in the general classification: now he's 5th.

Felix GALL. 5.5. Experiences a small crisis, which costs him a position.

Torstein TRAEEN. 6.5. The former Bahrain red jersey moves up a position, now he's 9th.

Gianmarco GAROFOLI. 17. The Soudal Quick-Step rider, like Victor Campenaerts (Visma Lease a Bike), does not start today. Javi Romo (Movistar), who fell on Sunday following a road invasion by a Pro-Pal protester while in the breakaway, surrenders to the pain.