The second week of the Grande Boucle also ended with yesterday's Alpine stage. Today is the second and last day of rest for the riders, who will then be engaged in another five stages before the final catwalk on the Champs Elysées.

  The duel between Pogacar and Vingegaard once again held the scene in this week of racing: the two are still very close, separated only by 10" in the general standings. Obviously they are also among the riders to have scored the most fantasy points: Pogacar is at the moment in the lead with 913, while the Dane, despite being the owner of the yellow jersey, is third with 726.

Jasper Philipsen fits between the two champions with 876 fantasy points, on the strength of four stage wins and a second place, as well as domination in the points classification.

Wout Van Aert still did well with 652 fantasy points: the Belgian, although still without victories, was the author of many breakaways and excellent placements such as second place in the Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc stage.

The fight for the final podium also gets underway with Rodriguez (297 fantasy points) who at the moment seems more brilliant than A.Yates (431) and Hindley (473). In all likelihood these riders will obtain a good position in the general classification and will see their tally of fantasy points rise significantly.

For the Italians, the best is always Giulio Ciccone with 260 fantasy points, still looking for success, but the protagonist of many escapes and momentarily leading the climbers classification.

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