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Watching it live, it looked to me like Jakobsen pulled the plug after not being able to close the gap, but other broadcasts and reporting speculated on a flat because of the way he looked down on his bike. ​​​​​​Jakobsen himself never said he had a mechanical, it was Senechal who said after the stage that he thought Jakobsen might've had one when he found out that the team was going for it with Plan B. It was a chaotic final (albeit one that DQT created themselves), either Senechal and the others in the leadout didn't clearly hear what Jakobsen was telling them from the radio, or they were trying to save face in explaining why they lost their man.

Back to today's stage- Jay Vine continues to impress. I wonder how much of his immediate splash at the World Tour level is due to being an unknown quantity that helps him keep a low-profile and get into situations where he's a real threat. For sure, the rest of the pros will now know that he has immense ability and isn't just a virtual cycling sideshow act. Showing off that level of being right up there at the end of hard stages is bringing him well-deserved attention.