Valverde nearly lost that because of his own laziness, well done to him for realising he had to work for a change and had the strength to do it himself. Don't like him as a rider for obvious reasons but I can't fault him for pulling that one out of the bag.

Alaphilippe's collision with Costa at the end is the only real talking point, but I still don't think he'd have had enough to get around Valverde with a clear run. Two impressive runs this week and I'm probably going to go to hell for saying this.. The new Chavanel!