Adam Yates had no problem defending his yellow jersey. In addition, the one who came closest to taking it off was his teammate Pogacar, who gained bonuses at the top of Jaizkibel and also at the San Sebastián goal. “It was a crazy day and the team did a great job. As for maintaining the lead, it was all a matter of what happened in the final sprint. If Tadej had won the stage, he would have passed me in the general classification, and nothing would have happened, because the important thing is that the team maintains the lead”, explained Yates.
Pogacar himself stressed that “the day was good” after his third position, although he again generated uncertainty with the state of his wrist: “It hurts a bit after all the times I had to sprint, but despite this, he is getting better every day ”. The one from the UAE was one of the most active runners yesterday. After the stage, some, like Calmejane, denounced on social networks that in some sections there were thumbtacks on the road: “Know that with those bullshit we can fall and do a lot of damage.”