For the first time in Tour de France history, a stage took the riders over Mont Ventoux twice in the same day.

Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie and François Thomazeau were in Malaucène to see Wout Van Aert win the fourth Tour de France stage of his career.

Giddy at rejoining the Tour bubble (or perhaps he spent too long in the sun), Lionel indulges in some wild speculation.

The day was also notable for an attack by Jonas Vingegaard as they reached Mont Ventoux for the second time which led to the yellow jersey Tadej Pogacar faltering for the first time.

We also discuss the wisdom of the Ineos Grenadiers tactics. Were they making the pace hard for Pogacar or doing UAE Team Emirates’s job for them?

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