Voiron > Orcières-Merlette 185km

Today was even crazier than expected, a stage where Captain Hindsight will come out to play. Why Pedersen decided to chase down the initial break is beyond me, a terrible decision made in the heat of the moment. He’s now only leading the points classification by just 7 points, so it’s not all doom and gloom for Lidl-Trek, especially as they’ve now bounced back into a big lead in the teams competition. Such a mental day, you’ve got to love the 3^rd week of the Tour de France. Anyway, time to look at stage 18. This finish was used back in 2020 when Primož Roglič beat Tadej Pogačar in a sprint from the GC group, he wasn’t always unbeatable!