Watson is looking great here, he's only at 8" on the GC. Another young gun threatening to start winning decent sized races. All it takes is a bit of hesitation behind, as Lotto, Alpecin and TotalEnergies argue over who does the work, as he looks like he'll be caught on the final hill but nobody seems to want to do that last bit of work to pull him back and he's, rightly, ignoring them and just sticking his head down and riding to see how close he can get. Even if he dies trying, it's good for his development to learn what he can do in this kind of position.
Lotto have four in the group, the other two have three, although Alpecin do have Gogl who was in the break so will likely be resting up a bit. Ag2r down to only Naesen who is isolated from the look of things.
Lotto have four in the group, the other two have three, although Alpecin do have Gogl who was in the break so will likely be resting up a bit. Ag2r down to only Naesen who is isolated from the look of things.