Isaac DEL TORO. 10. He takes what Tadej gives him. He takes it with full merit, because he's there, because he does what the captain tells him, because there will be moments when he'll have to give his soul for Taddeo and a "cadeau" like this is never refused. He's the one, the flying Mexican, the king of Montjuic. He's this smart and quick kid who grew up in the shadow of the Slovenian world champion who today takes the spotlight, takes center stage. Kisses and hugs at the end, for a team that some thought had seemed underwhelming. Today they do everything with disarming ease, playing in the playground at a party that smells of Uae Emirates.

Tadej POGACAR. 10 and honors. He does what he wants and does it playing and having fun like a kid at an amusement park. He plans it and communicates it to Isaac Del Toro in the final. A controlled sprint, a sprint turned backwards to make sure no one bothers him, but above all that no one bothers the Mexican champion. A sprint turned the other way, looking his opponents in the eye, with the grin of someone who knows the best is yet to come. And he's already there: 6" from the yellow jersey.

Remco EVENEPOEL. 6. He pedals very well, but when those two take off, he seems like one of many, even though he's the first of the mortals, he who is not exactly an ordinary rider, but a small phenomenon.

Jonas VINGEGAARD. 6. He circulates around the paddock wearing a mask. He doesn't trust it and says so clearly, the Dane: "In the last two Tours I've had to deal with illnesses, it's better to take precautions. There are so many people here at the Tour, better not to risk it". For the record: he finishes 4th, loses Del Toro's wheel, loses Pogacar's wheel. He loses something, but not the jersey and his head.

Mattias SKJELMOSE. 7. He's the one who tries to come up with something different, but quickly realizes there's little that's different: as long as that guy is there.

Tom PIDCOCK. 5. It's a stage that should suit him, instead he arrives with a grimace of pain.

Juan AYUSO. 5. He races on the roads of his home, but his opponents seem more at ease.

Richard CARAPAZ. 6.5. He brings home little, but he's among those who move best and a shiver down the spine runs through everyone a bit.

Brandon MCNULTY. 9. The Montjuic circuit arrives and the American starts to lead the dance, maintaining a pace that is not exactly leisurely. He seems to be sightseeing, but behind him you notice collapses and suffering. Exceptional work, from an all-around rider.

Paul SEIXAS. 6. At one point his bicycle starts to act up. The French talent is forced into a quick bike change, with teammate Paret-Peintre and, with some effort, gets back in the group. For the stage he brings home a top ten, confirming that he always carries the nobility of cycling: that is now his comfort zone.

Antonio TIBERI. 4. The Roman pays the price immediately on the Montjuic circuit. He drops and comes back, then drops again. He arrives almost 6' back: we need to understand what happened.

Florian LIPOWITZ. 5.5. Today too he leaves something on the road: his is a slow-motion start.

Mathieu VAN DER POEL. 5. On certain courses he knows how to excel, he's done it on more than one occasion, but today he's the poor copy.

Quentin PACHER. 17. The 34-year-old Frenchman from Groupama is one of the most experienced riders in the group, a true flag for French cycling. Too bad that a flag – Colombian – gets caught between the spokes of his rear wheel and he has to lower it, pardon, stop to quickly fix things.

Alex MOLENAAR 7. The 26-year-old Dutch rider from Caja Rural takes off and goes after just 4 km of racing in the company of the new German champion Felix Engelhardt (Jayco AlUla) and Frank Van den Broek (Picnic PostNL). The best way to show the Spanish "camiseta" for the first time at the Tour de France and to celebrate the team's return to the Grande Boucle after 37 years. If that's the case, he also takes the polka dot "camiseta": Olé.

Clément BERTHET. 17. He's the first one who has to abandon the Tour de France. The sad record belongs to this 28-year-old Groupama FDJ rider. And to think that the team time trial was supposed to guarantee spectacle (there was, and plenty of it) and safety (unfortunately much less).