Tadej POGACAR. 10 and honors. Giants know how to suffer too, and today Taddeo suffers. Many legs, but also much head, much will, much grit…: that "panache". Things from absolute champions, which the Slovenian phenomenon has accustomed us to appreciate since he appeared on the cycling planet, disrupting it, overturning it, with actions at the limit of comprehension, constantly pushing the boundaries further. He wins gritting his teeth, because Vingo's pace is not leisurely, but painful and suffocating, at times unbearable. Only a champion of his stature knows how to draw from such pain the joy and strength to do work that is the exaltation of suffering and determination: of will. Today we saw them, one by one. All surpassed themselves, demonstrating once again why we love this sport. Because they, the riders, make us love it, offering us a spectacle that lets itself be told like no other, because no other sport can reach these peaks of intensity that become emotion. Thank you Tadej, thank you all! Fourth stage victory for Tadej, the 25th here at the Tour, the number 17 in this season, in 30 days of competition. The number 125 in his career. Numbers that don't say everything about this champion, but help us understand.

Isaac DEL TORO. 9. He struggles like few others, he drops back continuously, but doesn't give up, doesn't hang his head, indeed he raises it in the finale, to achieve second place after a crazy corrida, where the Bull doesn't die, not even at five in the late afternoon.

Paul SEIXAS. 10. What can be said if not to stand up and applaud. Gentlemen, this is the new generation advancing on pedals. The youngest interpreter of the Tour takes center stage, almost all of it, much of it, so much of it: and he is destined to occupy it. All of it.

Jonas VINGEGAARD. 8. He doesn't settle and won't settle. Beware of underestimating him. Beware of writing him off as wounded. Beware of writing him off as finished. He has infinite moral resistance and as long as there is road, rest assured, the Dane will fight face to face, as an equal with whoever seems to be a step above.

Remco EVENEPOEL. 10. He loses, but there's a way and a way. It's clear that it's continuous suffering, but the Belgian is continuously there, with the lucidity of someone aware of his own strength and, above all, his own limits. He could take a boatload of losses, instead for a while he rows, then climbs back with great effectiveness even against the current. Exemplary.

Juan AYUSO. 6. He was born for stage races, to be a leader, he has youth on his side, but he finds himself threatened by many. It's clear that he too fights like a lion, but he feels like a gazelle and there are those who go much faster than him. He loses the white jersey.

Florian LIPOWITZ. 7. The German is a diesel that doesn't miss a beat and today doesn't lose wheels, but in the end must acknowledge it: Remco goes like him.

Richard CARAPAZ. 7. He fights like a gladiator, unfortunately today he finds a pack of hungry lions in the arena.

Tobias JOHANNESSEN. 7. Attacking race, from start to finish. Worthy of applause.

Mattias SKJELMOSE. 6. Loses wheels and gains a position in the general classification.

Lenny MARTINEZ. 5. Today pure suffering, in the finale he's not there.

Tom PIDCOCK. 5. He deserves credit for trying today too, but not every day is Sunday: in fact it's tomorrow. Today he loses five positions in the general classification in one fell swoop.

Sepp KUSS. 7. Today he returns to his role, bringing Vingegaard into striking distance. Visma finds the extra man in the decisive week.

Davide PIGANZOLI. 6.5. Again today the usual great work and confirms himself as the best of ours: he's 16th.

Nicolas PRUDHOMME. 8. Great work for Seixas. As indeed Tiesj Benoot. Today at Decathlon deserves a huge 8.

Anders JOHANNESSEN. 7. He sacrifices himself for his twin brother Tobias's cause. Great work, all day long, then at the foot of the final climb he leaves the four breakaway leaders ahead.

Ben HEALY. 6.5. Attacks right away, enters the breakaway of six with Carapaz, the Johannessen brothers, Valentin Paret-Peintre and Rubio. The Irishman pulls like mad for the Ecuadorian and then at – 31, leaves him after finishing the work, exhausted.

Jasper PHILIPSEN. 6.5. The intermediate sprint was right after the start. Like yesterday he takes it home, and like yesterday behind him pass Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), Kanter (XDS Astana) and Girmay (NSN).

Ramses DEBRUYNE. 17. The young rider from Alpecin Premier Tech doesn't start. Stopped by a fierce fever attack. For him chills in the "canicule".