The 'Cannibal's opinion is that the Slovenian will have his revenge from last year's edition where he cracked on the Col du Granon and could not then recover. Shades of that day came on stage 5 where
Jonas Vingegaard took over a minute on the competition, however the Slovenian has saved his race and has since taken significant time back on the Dane in the summit finishes at Cauterets and Puy de Dôme.
"A lot has already happened, but a lot can still happen," José de Cauwer told Sporza. "It's only at the end of the Tour that you can evaluate which decisions were important. After this long week of racing it is impossible to predict who will win." Into the second week of the race both riders come in and a single mistake can prove deadly with these gaps. After a few tricky stages in the Massif Central, the GC riders will go on the attack once more in the Alps.