One of them was Degenkolb. Fans who have been following the sport for a while would probably know that this classics rider's historical achievements were quite brilliant.
He not only won Milan-San Remo, but also took the crown at Paris-Roubaix.
Indeed, these were the two very victories that the current number one in road cycling, Pogačar, desperately wants to win—
However, Degenkolb, born in 1989, was now a true veteran.
Plus, today was a mountain stage, so the peloton wasn't worried at all about him getting away in an early break.
As the General Classification leader, Huang Chong naturally rode steadily within the main group, even allowing the three breakaway riders to pull their time gap out to 7 minutes and 20 seconds.
The team controlling the pace today was no longer UAE Team, but Bora Team.
As the team with the strongest desire to win the championship, they certainly didn't want to leave the pace of the race in the hands of UAE Team.
