The Mitchelton-Scott pro gained 1,230 points thanks to his 10 days in the red jersey and managed to overtake Peter Sagan in the lead, if only by 80 points. Meanwhile, Alejandro Valverde moved up to third place after taking two stage wins at the Vuelta.
Froome won the Triple Crown – Le Tour (2017), La Vuelta (2017), and the Giro (2018). The Team Sky’s embarrassment of riches resulted in another Briton winning the next big prize – Geraint Thomas winning Le Tour earlier this year.
The Italian champion took advantage of an excellent lead-out by his teammates from Quick-Step who dropped him off in the last stretch in a perfect position to open up a sprint. With just 100 m to go, even Peter Sagan was unable to come round…
The Mitchelton-Scott pro simply rode away from his GC rivals on the summit finale of stage 4, but he wasn’t really trying to send out a message. He simply wanted to show that he can attack as well. And suddenly, he was alone and no…