Remco EVENEPOEL. 10 with honors. Yesterday he moved us, today he thrills us! He wins in the middle of those two, he wins above all ahead of Him, the unbeatable one, the one who gives no gifts. Remco takes what he feels is his. He takes what he builds from morning with humble stubbornness and rigorous determination. A furious victory, desired and obtained with absolute courage. What we admired yesterday and today is the best Remco ever. A rider who reaffirms what he's made of, both mentally and physically. The mind of an absolute champion: if it weren't for Tadej, he would clearly be the ace of all aces. A small reflection: if Remco were racing Indurain's Tours today, how many could he win? Perhaps all of them. With 170/180 kilometers against the clock, it would be his bread and butter. My regret is that perhaps Gianni Bugno could have won a couple of Tours too, if these Tours had been raced in those years, but with ifs and buts we don't rewrite history, let alone the record books.

Tadej POGACAR. 7. He does great work for Isaac del Toro, who doesn't have that extra something to make the most of the world champion's great effort. Could he win the stage? Of course, but against this Remco, there was little to do today. He deserves a 10 for the words he spends in the post-race: words of great admiration for Vingegaard, but also for Remco: "He went very strong. Having him in this condition in the final week will be painful for everyone" (the Slovenian uses English slang, as if to say it's like having a finger in...). On Jonas and his crash, he says he doesn't rule out that the cause could be lack of sleep. In short, in addition to doing many things, he says things.

Isaac DEL TORO. 6.5. If I were to think about the fact that everything was done to bring him to victory, his rating would be 5. However, since we're at the Tour and the Mexican is now third overall, the day must in any case be evaluated as more than good. I forgot to mention: he also takes the white jersey as best young rider.

Paul SEIXAS. 6. For the first time in this Tour "le petit garçon" struggles like a beast. But it's in difficult moments that you see riders, and he, in a state of emergency, manages his bad day in an excellent manner.

Florian LIPOWITZ. 6. Shoulder, backup, spare wheel, support: call it what you want. Red Bull has only one captain: Remco Evenepoel. Florian just needs to stay in the zone – as he does – in case of any necessity.

Lenny MARTINEZ. 6.5. He does what he can, in a draining stage like few others. He gains two positions in the general classification: now he's 8th.

Mattia SKJELMOSE. 6. He defends himself and also defends Ayuso. He stays always in the top ten and this is no small result: it counts.

Juan AYUSO. 5. He loses the wheels too early. He never gives the impression of having an explosive pedal stroke. He boils over for the second consecutive day. A race of pure suffering. He loses one position overall: 6th.

Quinn SIMMONS. 9. Monumental. He attacks, relaunches, tries in every way until the end. Then, after putting his soul into it, he puts himself at Ayuso's service who is clearly struggling: and he saves him. In the end, he closes 10th: that's not a detail at all.

Mauro SCHMID. 6.5. The Swiss rider from Jayco AlUla tries again with courage and determination: his, for now, is truly a great Tour.

Tom PIDCOCK. 6. He raises hell, fighting from start to finish. He seems like a bellows: a bit up a bit down. In the end he stays rather up.

Yannis VOISARD. 7. The Swiss rider from Tudor puts in a stage of absolute quality. Always in the vanguard, in the end he's rewarded with a jump of six positions in the general classification. Now he's 10th.

Antonio TIBERI. 6.5. So far he's accumulated only suffering and minutes. Today he finds confidence and finds the opening to show himself to the world. Always in the thick of the stage, he stays there until the end. He closes 15th: a sign that this final part of the Tour can also be a bit for him.

Davide PIGANZOLI. 6.5. Again today he does his precious work and stays in the upper zones of the classification. He gains two positions: now he's 14th.

Mattia CATTANEO. 7. Two days of great quality. The Red Bull rider from Bergamo puts himself in metronome mode and leads the group and his captain around. Who? Remco, of course.

Jay HINDLEY. 7. After Mattia, he takes over the Belgian prodigy.

Jasper PHILIPSEN. 7. Again today, like the day before yesterday and yesterday, intermediate sprint for the Belgian, ahead of Pedersen, Kanter and Girmay.

Jonas VINGEGAARD. 17. Losing the "fishing king" is a serious loss. There's no way to say it. After six years the story changes its narrative. Nothing will be the same again.