Overview
- Remco Evenepoel won the 17.4 km Saint-Péray time trial by 21 seconds over Jonas Vingegaard and 49 seconds over Tadej Pogacar to seize the yellow jersey.
- He dedicated the victory to team founder Patrick Lefevere and delivered Soudal-Quick-Step’s 1000th win since 2003.
- Evenepoel said he is in stronger form than last year and expressed confidence in defending his lead through Sunday’s finish.
- Vingegaard called conceding twenty seconds to the world time-trial champion a solid result, while Pogacar placed fourth, sits eighth overall and did not address the media.
- Eighteen-year-old French rider Paul Seixas impressed with a tenth-place time-trial finish, highlighting a rising talent in the peloton.