Lance, George, Sir Bradley Wiggins, and Spencer Martin break down an intriguing day at the Tour de France, which saw Tim Merlier win a tough sprint ahead of Jonathan Milan to claim his second stage victory of this Tour, after Mathieu van der Poel’s day-long breakaway was brought to heel inside the final few hundred meters. They discuss the potential reasons for Alpecin–Deceuninck sending two riders into an incredibly taxing early breakaway, why Visma–Lease a Bike continues to burn matches to make the race as hard as possible, the massive prize money disparity between the Tour de France and other marquee sporting events like Wimbledon, and what could be done to level the playing field, before previewing tomorrow's brutal stage, which will see the battle for the GC shift back into high gear.
