Saturday’s 171-km ride from Saint-Méen-le-Grand to Laval ended in an uphill drag that played to Milan’s strengths. The Italian sprinter surged clear after losing his lead-out train, freestyling it and grabbing onto Mathieu van der Poel’s wheel before outpacing Wout van Aert and Kaden Groves. It marked Italy’s first Tour stage win since 2019.

BBC Sport looks at the 21 stages of the Tour de France, with pointers to where the race could be won and lost.